My library: books to know more on the Middle Ages and the knights

By coming back of our afternoon crossed to the medieval holiday of Rodemack, we felt like taking out our books of history, to find there all that we had seen or heard.

We therefore opened the books of our children! I indeed prefer plunging into illustrated and ventilated albums, that to open a documentary for adults! (Read continuation …) (Lire la suite…)

Search home thanks to virtual visits

Between the price increase of the diesel, and the fact that I do not work any more for some years, we plan very seriously to move to get closer to the workplace of my man.

That is why the site visiteonline.fr did not leave me uninterested. (Read continuation …)

A nice afternoon on the medieval holiday of Rodemack (Moselle) - Visit in photos

Yesterday, we went, in family, to discover the medieval holiday of Rodemack, one of the nicest villages of France, in some kilometres of Luxembourg border. (I had announced it to you in this article.)

Emptied of any vehicle of our century, it was entirely devoted to Middle Ages, to holiday, and to medieval theatre, since the centre of the village, up to the medieval garden on the one hand, or else, the park of the castle, overhanging the village.

During streets, stalls succeeded one another: jewellery, leather bags, spices, medieval clothes (to Read continuation …)

Illuminations Place Stanislas in Nancy: splendid! (Seen in photos) (Aperçu en photos)

Sounds and the Enlightenment - Appointment d \'été - NancyI before spoke to you about this Appointment Place Stanislas whom offers the city of Nancy, every evening of the summer.

Imagined by the society SpectaculaireS (who chose well the name), it is about a floodlighting in music of the town hall, recalling the great historical figures of Nancy.

Decided to use this show sounds and light, which I had not assisted last year, I went yesterday evening to Nancy with a friend. We therefore began with a restau baby on the Street fond of good food, before going off to our Appointment, place Stanislas.
The place was already pervaded by many walkers it is necessary to say that the temperature was ideal and advantageous for dawdling! The place is plunged into the Quickly black, let us take out the camera! (Read continuation …) (Lire la suite…)

29th Holiday of the Snail to Thiaucourt (54) on Sunday, July 6th, 2008

It is incredible as time pass! I was in the first edition of this holiday, while I was 13 or 14 years old, and I remember it as though it was the last year!

But the last year, I was there also, and it differred! While she took place, at her beginning, on the ground of sports of the village, the Holiday of the Snail is henceforth refocused on the central placette of Thiaucourt, and the neighbouring streets.

Ambience is there warm and slack, thanks to the hundred of volunteers who implements everything to get you a very good day. (Read continuation …)

Poems and counting rhymes - Topic: the cats

Here is my selection of 12 poems or counting rhymes, on the topic of the cats.

It starts with the traditional counting rhymes, learnt in the first years of nursery school, to play with tones and rhymes.

She continues by some a little longer poems (of Maurice Carême, Jean-Luke Moreau, or Claude Roy), then of poems for the biggest (by Maurice Carême and Jacques Prévert). (Read continuation …)

Album youth: The magical Brush - Françoise Jay and Zhong Jie

I cannot resist the desire to speak you of this very nice album youth, The magical Brush, written by Françoise Jay, and illustrated by Zhong Zie (editions Magnard Jeunesse).

It is the cover which first attracted me towards this book. (Click to extend him.)

Soft and poetic, she let indicate from what I am going to discover by opening this album: a pretty Chinese tale on the destiny of a child.

First of all, here is a small outline of history: (Read continuation …)

Summer 2008 - Free Concerts to Pont-à-Mousson (54)

The Summer return for two summer months to Pont-à-Mousson.

The stage is already installed on the Place Duroc, midtown, and the city of Pont-à-Mousson invites you, every Saturday evening (at 20 h 30 or 21 h) in a free concert.

In the programme of Summer on 2008, many music styles: military music, rock, Africain music, variety, Celtic music, gospel song (to Read continuation …)