Posts tagged ‘Renoir’
A very special spring in Essoyes
“Springtime is always a busy time in agricultural communities, and this year is no different in southern Champagne, as local farmers tend to their crops–primarily wheat, rapeseed, and of course grapes for champagne…”
A Peek Ahead at the Year of Renoir
“This year is the Year of Renoir not just in Essoyes, but throughout l’Aube, the département in which Essoyes is located, in the Champagne region of France…”
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September in Essoyes…
It has not been an easy year for the vignerons in this area, whose year-round, painstaking, exacting work brings the world one of life’s greatest pleasures…champagne…
August in Essoyes
…some people leave to go to the South of France on vacation, and others come here to vacation, mostly from Paris, but also from Belgium and other places. You can tell the tourists from the townspeople (or the summer people) by the little maps they clutch in their hands as they walk the streets, following the trail of Renoir in Essoyes…
Essoyes, a wonderful little village in Champagne
…a perfect place to steal away and write from the heart…
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 