Just over four months ago, there was a most welcome change in Tréguennec. On 21 March, 2026 to be precise, a new Mayor was elected and in no time the atmosphere in our tiny village with its 326 voters began to change. By two ingenious moves - one domestic, one cultural - Jean-Daniel Mao and…
When Two Robins Shared a Secret
When asked which is my favourite season, for as long as I can remember I have said - ‘Spring’. For me it represents a re-awakening after Winter, serving each year as a wonderful reminder of how Nature can come back to life and importantly that nature is indomitable if left to its own devices. In…
Lee Miller: A Challenging, Intrepid and Gifted photographer.
When I think about famous photographers, I usually know more about the photos they have taken rather than who they are. Obviously, there are exceptions, and one is the American photographer Lee Miller. Over the last twenty years there have been many attempts at telling Miller’s extraordinary story and of these I have seen four.…
When the Cold Bit Hard
With the weather in Brittany at its coldest for years and the heating arrangements on our arrival in Tréguennec at their most tetchy, our recent holiday in Brittany was a real challenge. But we saw it through and with the struggle we were brought closer together than ever. Paradoxically, the problems that were so trying…
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