Cathédrale Saint-Samson

Cathédrale Saint-Samson, originally uploaded by Petit Minou-not quite back yet !.

I seem to be on a bit of a Dol de Bretagne theme at the moment but it really is an interesting place to visit

This is the Cathedral of Saint Samson in Dol - one of the largest granite churches in Brittany - if you are wondering why it only has one tower then have a look at my previous post about the Menhir du Champ Dolent

Dol has a great Saturday morning which spreads down the main street which still has many timbered Medieval buildings which are full of character

Le Menhir du Champ Dolent

Le Menhir du Champ Dolent, originally uploaded by Petit Minou-not quite back yet !.

This megalith is almost 10 meters high but it is quite hard to judge its size from the photo. It is one of the largest menhirs in the region.

Of course, many legends surround its origins. The most common features the devil and St. Samson; when the Devil, who was sitting on Mont Dol, saw Saint Samson constructing the cathedral in Dol, he grabbed a huge rock and threw it at the building in order to destroy it. But the stone missed its target and destroyed only the upper part of one of two towers, that's why there is only one complete tower

The rock landed a few miles away and embedded itself into the ground in what is now called the Champ Dolent.

Please restore me...rendez-moi ...

Please restore me...rendez-moi ..., originally uploaded by Petit Minou-not quite back yet !.

This is an old Crêperie in Dol de Bretagne, which has for 'à vendre' for some while now. It's just a stones throw from the wonderful granite cathedral and stands on a small cobbled street.

I can't help imaging what a bustling little place it was it its day and hope that someone will come along and restore it to its former glory.

Cancale

We love taking our friends and family to Cancale when they visit.  It is a wonderfully atmospheric town which overlooks the bay of Mont Saint Michel. The town is famous for its oysters, there are lots of colourful restaurants all along the sea front which serve huge seafood platters.

You can also buy fresh oysters, by the dozen, from the small market stalls by the lighthouse and it's great to sit on the wall eating them and watching the world go by.  When you are finished you just throw the shells back into the sea

January sunset

We have had snow! Nothing like in the UK but enough for the school buses and my french class in Fougères to be cancelled and for us to prefer to stay at home.
I ventured, therefore, into the garden to capture this beautiful winter sun as it slipped away at the end of the day; mainly to see how my new camera would perform. I like the results

The new arrivals

This week we had two new arrivals............our 5 month old Ouessant sheep.
Ouessants are miniature sheep which come upto your knee and come from the Island of Ouessant or Ushant which is off the west coast of Brittany

Our little black ram is called Dudu - 'du' = breton for black and the white ewe is called Gwenn - breton for white

Flora

Flora, originally uploaded by Petit-Minou.

Saturday night in October and the sun is quickly falling out of the sky. So I grab my camera, on the way to put the chickens and ducks to bed' and get this lovely shot of Flora who followed me into the garden.

You can see the lovely sweet chestnuts on the tree. Yummy!