Celebrations…

Saturday, 11th July - Sunny and warm.  Good weather for my birthday…and for Damvillers’ Fete Nationale celebrations to be held this evening.

I received lovely cards and many birthday greetings on Facebook; also on Writers’ Dock.  It’s lovely to know that friends are thinking of me.  So many birthdays have passed - I can hardly believe just how many, but they carry many memories.

A desk chair from my husband is welcome - no longer a sticky arm from the tape holding the left one in place! - and a bottle of pink champagne from our daughter and son-in-law;  also a necklace and bracelet from an old school friend and her husband which will very nicely complete the new outfit I plan to wear for the Fete this evening.

After lunch, we went for a short ride to Les Ballestieres in Damvillers for a stroll along the path between two lakes, then returned home the scenic way, via Peuvillers, with views over the Woevre Plain, to a welcome cuppa and a rest before the evening’s festivities.

 

The main lake

The pathway is inviting...

Lake to the right of the path.

Sounds of a waterfall but, no, just the breeze in the treetops.

Back to the main lake.

Ready for a bonfire - a safe one we hope!

The panorama of this part of the Woevre Plain - from left to right...

Curious cows...

Who are you looking at?

In the evening, off we go...

Laundries and Fountains - 7.

Monday 8th June. Another summery day.  The puncture we got yesterday was repaired at the local garage this morning and in the afternoon we returned to…

…to photo the fountain with its fire hydrant behind a small door at the base of the pump.

We then took a drive through the Spincourt Forest to:

Then we continued on the Pillon road to Constantine and straight across at the cross roads to…

It is a small town containing a tangle of roads which curve up and down.  We saw no sign of the River Crusnes but did eventually find the wash house…

On the way back home, we stopped at Romagne and its fountain.

Searching for lavoirs et fontaines has been a good excuse for getting us out and about - finding what we hadn't noticed before and discovering roads, countryside and villages new to us. There are still very many more in the Meuse region so we haven't finished investigating yet...