seeking the mythic in the neolithic
I hired a bike, to cycle out and visit some of the hundreds of neolithic sites that sprawl across the entire length and breadth of...
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autumn – the bonfire of the vannes étés
The equinox arrived and so did the the end of summer, just as I rolled into Vannes, a medieval city of Bretagne. Before setting off...
les biens dans normandie
Before we go any further I want to say, according to google translate, this means ‘Properties in Normandy’ before anyone accuses me of being a…...
the 9th new moon of the luminous warrior
The new moon of the Luminous Warrior is here at last. It reaches its birth at 11.00am GMT (UTC) on Thursday 17th Sept. This is...
open spaces and rocky faces
There is magic in the air all around me here in my Hermit Hideaway in La Manche. Just a few nights ago I was startled...
struggling in the footsteps of smugglers
My week began following the path of the small stream that runs along the side of the hermit hideaway I’m in. This was clearly once...
see beneath those first impressions to the bigger truth
Eugène Boudin, the ‘Father of Impressionism’ was born in Honfleur in July 1824 and moved to Le Havre aged 10 where his father opened a...
illuminating life and art – street lighting
In 1878 Paris created a new identify for itself as the ‘City of Lights’ by filling the streets with Yablochkov candles. This unmasking of the...
the lion gate late new moon
Wassail People I must begin by thanking all the amazing folk who have joined my travels and my YouTube channel. The love and care that...
a tale of two pretties – a trial of two cities
The Lion’s Cub Gateway portal opened and Annie, my French and I decided to don our masks for a short bus ride to Honfleur to...