ETAPE / STAGE 7/2

 

4/ FIFA 2026 WITH MELISSA

Fourth show about FIFA World Cup event with Melissa from Measi.net

From 11th June to 19th July

I have given a call to my journalists friends who usually hosted the TV show for the OG : Nelson and Gérard and my couple of mice as the fan team to support the players.

Depuis le début de la Coupe du Monde de Football le 11 juin dernier Melissa de chez "Measi's musings" organise un nouveau challenge pendant la compétition.

J'ai invité mon équipe de journalistes et mon couple de souris rebaptisé "aficionados" pour l'occasion.

Nelson:

So now it's time for a big news, yesterday was Capucine 10 years birthday!

Gérard:

That's great but not the news I was waiting for! France - Suède? How did the game ended?

Nelson:

3 - 0     We still are in!

Meaning we'll meet the Paraguay team in a few days.

Until then, how the astronauts of the ISS like to celebrate this WC too with the French spationaut Sophie Adnot.

Gérard: Now some news from Jocondine's challenge.

So let see how our mascots are progressing on their goals

Clutch is in charge of knitting 

Last measurement of the blue angora scarf was 117 cm

the referee can now attest 133 cm!

Maple is the team coach of fans

and papers works

for Capucine's birthday.

Zayu is taking care of white embroidery

on Vichy.

She needed a serie of 9 rows of 9 crosses

patterns for a future project

so 5 are finished which give a total of

405 crosses

ETAPE / STAGE 7/1

 

STAGE / ETAPE 6/3

 

Département  33      Gironde

The town name is :       Castillon la Bataille

The aera was part of the Guyenne in old times, British then French.

Castillon came from Latin castellum / castel = château

First named : Castillon et Capitourlan, it's become in 1953 Castillon the Battle

L'Aquitaine devenue la Guyenne au XIIIème siècle

A tour de rôle anglaise et française 

La commune de Castillon fût fusionnée avec Capitourlan le 1er vendémiaire de l'an XII soit le 24.09.1803.  Elle devint Castillon la Bataille en 1953.

Rappel des indices / Some explanations about the clues

1/  Shakespeare talking to you about Guyenne and his sonnet 33

"Full many a glorious morning have I seen..."

He already appeared on the first stage to Allones during the 2024 6th TdF

Notre guide fût Shakespeare, il a déjà participé au 6ème Tour de France en 2024 pour la première étape vers Allones. 

Indices : la Guyenne et le début du sonnet 33.

2/  As a stamps collector I have bought some stamps from the serie "the big hours of France History" among them "the battle of Castillon"

You could see the battle and 2023 was the year the stamps were  published.

La partie basse du timbre représentait la bataille et 2023 vous donnait l'année d'édition du timbre.

Scènes du spectacle de reconstitution

Vineyards and famous "Château x" Bordeaux wine here

Les vignobles et de nombreuses appellations de Bordeaux "Châteaux"

As a little nod to our guide, some stitchings and crafts about our dear William

Petit clin d'oeil à notre guide avec quelques ouvrages sur William Shakespeare

The special shoe horn today is ...      Canterbury Tales cross stitch

Petit lien inattendu avec ...   

Let's discover a local embroiderer

Découvrons une brodeuse de la région    Jocelyne Bonneuil   à   Cestas

et en collaboration avec Frédéric Duca, sculpteur

More castles in Europe

Tribute to Newcastle   

Scotland

During our trip to North Wales, we visited many great castles 

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/what-were-loving-from-this-seasons-latest-fabric-collections

Tomorrow, we'll meet the aptly named Richard Castle...

Demain, nous allons rencontrer le bien nommé Richard Castle...