Tents@le Moulin des Aigremonts set up for the day

You would have thought that mid-June would be warmer and more pleasant than this! Sadly the big day for Bléré's mill when it featured on a new set of French postage stamps turned out to be grey and dreary.  Nor was there allegedly enough wind to turn the sails, although to this untutored person there did appear to be quite a lot of wind available especially later in the day. I guess it all depends upon how urgently you need flour!

Ready to turn but not enough wind!

Inside the tent: exhibition of the watercolours of the mills

La Poste inside the tent

Moulin des Aigremonts: opening hours

The windmill@Bléré during its restoration

 

Bléré's recently restored windmill (Moulin des Aigremonts) is one of six in France to be chosen to feature in a new range of postage stamps to be launched on 15th June. The new stamps will be available at the Moulin on 15th from 9.30-18.00. It will be possible to visit the moulin (2€) and if the wind allows the sails will turn to grind flour. 

The church@Bléré

I'm very happy to recommend the florist, Le Parfum Fleuri, run by Fabienne Porte, in Bléré. Last weekend I needed to order flowers to go to an old friend, whose husband had sadly died recently. Searching through Les Pages Jaunes I selected Le Parfum Fleuri (5 pl Libération, 37150 Bléré – 02.47.23.59.22) from the three or four florists in Bléré.

I telephoned ordered and paid for a bouquet – all very professionally done and the friend is absolutely delighted with the flowers.