{"id":2410,"date":"2013-09-14T03:59:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2013-09-14T04:07:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T18:07:32","slug":"salutations-de-la-chapelle-de-la-brossardiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/2013\/09\/14\/salutations-de-la-chapelle-de-la-brossardiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Salutations de la Chapelle de la Brossardi\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are here: Chapelle de la Brossardi\u00e8re, which is just outside <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/9sAjb\" target=\"_blank\">Taillebourg, Poitou-Charentes<\/a>. It&#8217;s a beautiful old house owned by friends of Richard&#8217;s parents. It&#8217;s deep in the French countryside and when I look out our bedroom&#8217;s window, I can see cows wandering around the paddock next door.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0742.jpg\" alt=\"View from our bedroom window\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0742.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0742-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0752.jpg\" alt=\"Cornice\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0752.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0752-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0762.jpg\" alt=\"Bell at the front door\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0762.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0762-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0772.jpg\" alt=\"Chairs in the dining room\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0772.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0772-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0782.jpg\" alt=\"House exterior\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0782.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0782-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0792.jpg\" alt=\"View through a gap in the hedge\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0792.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0792-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0801.jpg\" alt=\"House exterior\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0801.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0801-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0811.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0811.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0811-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0821.jpg\" alt=\"House exterior\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0821.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/0821-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/083.jpg\" alt=\"View from the balcony\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/083.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/083-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we visited <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/At9j4\" target=\"_blank\">Rochefort<\/a>, a port town that in 1665 selected to be a navy base. They built ships in Rochefort and have returned to this tradition, building <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_frigate_Hermione_%282012%29\" target=\"_blank\">l&#8217;Hermione<\/a>. Building started in 1997 and they&#8217;re still going! But it&#8217;s nearly finished and in 2015, they&#8217;ll sail to Boston, which is what the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_frigate_Hermione_%281779%29\" target=\"_blank\">original l&#8217;Hermione<\/a> is famous for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/084.jpg\" alt=\"l&#039;Hermione\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/084.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/084-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/085.jpg\" alt=\"l&#039;Hermione\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/085.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/085-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/086.jpg\" alt=\"l&#039;Hermione\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/086.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/086-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/087.jpg\" alt=\"l&#039;Hermione\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/087.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/087-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/088.jpg\" alt=\"Stairs and arches\" width=\"549\" height=\"412\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/088.jpg 549w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/088-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/089.jpg\" alt=\"Curlicue\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/089.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/089-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the way back, we stopped in a tiny dot of a town (I don&#8217;t know what it was called) with an amazing 10th century church. It also had a medieval outdoor laundry where the townspeople would go to wash their clothes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/090.jpg\" alt=\"Stained glass window\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/090.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/090-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/091.jpg\" alt=\"Tabenacle\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/091.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/091-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/092.jpg\" alt=\"Church doors\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/092.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/092-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/093.jpg\" alt=\"10th century church exterior\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/093.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/093-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/094.jpg\" alt=\"10th century church exterior\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/094.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/094-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/095.jpg\" alt=\"Shield\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/095.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/095-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/096.jpg\" alt=\"Medieval laundry\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/096.jpg 550w, https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-content\/096-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are here: Chapelle de la Brossardi\u00e8re, which is just outside Taillebourg, Poitou-Charentes. It&#8217;s a beautiful old house owned by friends of Richard&#8217;s parents. It&#8217;s deep in the French countryside and when I look out our bedroom&#8217;s window, I can see cows wandering around the paddock next door. Today we visited Rochefort, a port town that in 1665 selected to be a navy base. They <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/2013\/09\/14\/salutations-de-la-chapelle-de-la-brossardiere\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2],"tags":[403,437,438,430],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410\/revisions\/2414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}