dimanche 5 juillet 2026

TROYES A DEUX 3 - 2

Troyes à deux...    non vous n'êtes pas dans un article FIFA mais dans le second volet de notre visite troyenne.

L'hôtel Maupuisant proposait également la visite du musée de la bonneterie, activité régionale depuis le XIXème siècle.


Troyes sounding like three, 3 to 2 is looking like a football score but it's not a FIFA post it means Troyes city by two visitors... Second part of our visit.

In Hôtel Maupuisant there is also a museum about the great days of hosiery, Troyes was famous in 19th for the jersey industry. Many amazing textile machines are on display.


Plusieurs salles dans lesquelles les machines à tricoter le jersey, à tisser le fil étaient mises en valeur. 




automaton of a textile worker













I'm fascinated by these complicated machines with all their cogs, mechanisms, needles, and gears

There is also a temporary exhibition by young students artists


Un petit coup d'oeil maintenant à l'exposition temporaire :












Plantes tinctoriales dans la cour du musée.

Dye plants in the courtyard.


Many churches giving us a break from the outside heat, this one St Pantaléon has no rows of chairs only wood box pews, closed with a small numbered door, not so that common here.



Déjeuner chez Côme









Tartare de crevettes mangue tomates séchées

Magret de canard sauce miel vinaigre de framboise avec une salade de courgettes, boulgour, féta, pignons de pin

Crème brulée à la pistache



Cela faisait longtemps que je ne m'étais pas organisé un concours thématique pendant des congés, j'aurais pu facilement choisir le thème des chevaux - cheval de Troie - mais j'ai croisé le chemin de jolies demoiselles donc...


It had been a long time since I'd organized a themed photo contest during my vacation; I could easily have chosen the theme of horses—the Trojan Horse, ;)  Troie/Troyes / Troy —

but I crossed paths with some lovely young ladies, so...












We definitely must come back, so many more places to visit and
in spring weather to enjoy them better


mercredi 1 juillet 2026

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