Follow my blog with Bloglovin Brittany’s Parish Close Dedicated to St. Thegonnec Mise au Tombea – The Entombment – 16th century Lifesize polychrome figures carved from oak by Jacques Lespagnol over a three year period from 1699 – 1702 sit in the Ossuary (bone house) of the Saint-Thégonnec Parish Close in Brittany. […]
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I See Hearts in Brittany – Menhir de Goalennac
The Menhir at Beg er Goalennac near the Côte Sauvage – the Savage Coast – in Brittany is a favorite megalith of mine. It’s heart shaped, and sits on the coast facing west. It stands over eight feet tall. Menhirs – Brittany’s Standing Stones Menhir is the Breton name for […]
Happy birthday, Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company
Happy birthday, Sylvia Beach, founder of Shakespeare & Company created a place for writers at a time when talented – though often needy literary artists came together in Paris searching for support, encouragement, and new opportunities. Shakespeare and Company – on the Left Bank Sylvia Beach – born in […]