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This is a fairly complete list of pages for the Touraine and Tourangeaux site. It does not include pages with just a picture.
FR37 front page - a potpourri of pages about Touraine and the Tourangeaux
Destruction of creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense, Canada thistle, Canadian thistle) in le Grand Pressigny
It's quince jam, or so they say
Quince jam and eau de vie in Touraine.
From Shakespeare to Molière, visiting Valentin on the way, all with an English accent.
Patrick Boutet - Basket weaver
Patrick Boutet - basket weaver, caning chairs, straw upholstery, osier bed at Étableau
The turner turns a Touraine nutcracker
James Gassiot - the Chateau de Rys
James Gassiot - the repair of two turrets on the chateau de Rys.
We have seven species of orchid growing wild in our garden.
The bee orchid , Ophrys apifera, is the emblem of the terrestrial orchids of our region.
Early spider orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
The early spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes, is less striking than the bee orchid but it is just as interesting.
Even if the individual flowers of the monkey orchid are not as striking as the Ophrys species, its pretty spikes of pink flowers are a match for any cultivated bulb.
Lizard orchid - Himantoglossum hircinium
Lizard orchids, Himantoglossum hircinium, have flowers that imitate rotting meat to attract flies.
The lady orchid, Orchis purpurea, is fairly close to the monkey orchid and they can interbreed to produce natural hybrids.
Greater butterfly orchid - Platanthera chlorantha
The Greater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, is very common in the area. You can find groups of hundreds plants on the verges where the roads run through woodlands.
Narrow-leaved helleborine - Cephalanthera longifolia
The narrow-leaved helleborine, Cephalanthera longifolia, does not seem to like our garden. It is difficult to find them.
If you garden with care, the orchids will come and set up home - if they wish to - but you cannot force them to come.
From French cornfield to English garden
An English country garden is created from a cornfield in the middle of the French countryside.
Decorative and kitchen gardens
Creating the potager (vegetable garden), shrubberies and rose garden.
Nine years on and much to show for it, but much more to do.
Farmall H tractor 1948, a child's plaything
The re-discovery of a childhood toy - a McCormick Deering Farmall H Row Crop tractor, life size.
A Tourangeau goes to Vietnam where he spent his younger days.
Geographical and subject indexes of links to Touraine web sites.
Links to Touraine web sites: towns, villages, communes, cantons, regions, rivers
Links to Touraine sites describing local produce, touring, tourist information, culture, natural and cultural heritage, chateaux, religious buildings, churches.
An introduction to Edith Leconte's painting, female portraits.
Edith Leconte's painting - deeper into her world
As you go deeper into Edith Leconte's world, the paintings become more surrealist.
Edith Leconte's painting - less surprising
Edith Leconte's paintings are not always disturbing. They can express joy or calm.
Edith Leconte paints using glazes : the traditional method used by renaissance painters.
Some of Edith Leconte's sketches on which future oil paintings will be based.
Gallery of high resolution images of Edith Leconte's Work
You have to see the originals to appreciate the style and craftsmanship of her work, for those who cannot, we present a gallery of more detailed pictures.
Around the Château du Grand Pressigny
Pencil drawings by Cleo Tebby - the Château du Grand Pressigny
The streets of Le Grand Pressigny
Pencil drawings by Cleo Tebby - the streets of le Grand Pressigny
Mozart the St Bernard tells us about his life in South Touraine
Mozart - a dog's life in Le Grand Pressigny
Mozart shows us his town - le Grand Pressigny
Mozart takes us for walks outside le Grand Pressigny
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