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D00: Roscoff

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#Blip of the islands of #rscoff in #brittany #france. Day 0 of our summer holiday to Ireland.

#blipfoto #gimp #rawtherapee #photography #coast #islands #bretagne

D00: Roscoff

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#Blip of the islands of #rscoff in #brittany #france. Day 0 of our summer holiday to Ireland.

#blipfoto #gimp #rawtherapee #photography #coast #islands #bretagne

D00: Roscoff

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3543733374797483931

#Blip of the islands of #rscoff in #brittany #france. Day 0 of our summer holiday to Ireland.

#blipfoto #gimp #rawtherapee #photography #coast #islands #bretagne

D00: Roscoff

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3543733374797483931

#Blip of the islands of #rscoff in #brittany #france. Day 0 of our summer holiday to Ireland.

#blipfoto #gimp #rawtherapee #photography #coast #islands #bretagne

D00: Roscoff

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#Blip of the islands of #rscoff in #brittany #france. Day 0 of our summer holiday to Ireland.

#blipfoto #gimp #rawtherapee #photography #coast #islands #bretagne

Alix of Thouars, born OTD in 1201, ruled as Duchess of #Brittany from 1203 until her death https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/mont-saint-michel-saint-malo/pontorson.html?s=mb #travel #history

A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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A Day in Vannes and on the Water

We started the day with a short boat trip into the Golfe du Morbihan, the large sheltered bay that connects Vannes with the Atlantic Ocean. Soon the city disappeared behind us, giving way to small islands, boats and distant shores.It was also a perfect introduction to Brittany’s…

#Brittany #France #moments #photojournal #photography

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Climate change pushes French wine production north

Winemakers are establishing vineyards in Normandy and Brittany as rising temperatures alter the viability of wine production across France. …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #Frenchwine #FrenchWine #MediterraneanWine #Brittany #Burgundy #climatechange #francais #france #French #frenchwine #normandy #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/

Climate change pushes French wine production north

Winemakers are establishing vineyards in Normandy and Brittany as rising temperatures alter the viability of wine production across France. But growers moving north in search of more favourable…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #MediterraneanWine #Brittany #Burgundy #climatechange #francais #france #French #frenchwine #normandy #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/

Climate change pushes French wine production north https://www.diningandcooking.com/2795403/climate-change-pushes-french-wine-production-north/ #Brittany #Burgundy #ClimateChange #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #normandy #Wine

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens

Billed as Paris’ first boutiqu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #butterboutique #buttershopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792820/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens-2/

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792820/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens-2/ #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #ButterBoutique #ButterShopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens

Billed as Paris’ first boutique …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #butterboutique #buttershopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792534/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens/

Butter believe it – first Paris boutique devoted to France’s favourite fat opens https://www.diningandcooking.com/2792534/butter-believe-it-first-paris-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favourite-fat-opens/ #AleksandrBalaban #AlexandraIncolano #Brittany #Butter #ButterBoutique #ButterShopParis #Dublin #EiffelTower #ErwanLeo #Estonian #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #ireland #LeButterShop #LoireValley #MehreenHimayat #Norway #paris

Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat

Owner of Le Butter Shop, Erwan Leo, poses in his first shop devoted entirely to butter in Paris, France, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Packs o…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #Brittany #Butter #Chanel #EiffelTower #francais #france #French #LeButterShop #LoireValley #paris
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2788753/butter-me-up-paris-gets-its-first-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favorite-fat-3/

Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat https://www.diningandcooking.com/2788753/butter-me-up-paris-gets-its-first-boutique-devoted-to-frances-favorite-fat-3/ #Brittany #Butter #Chanel #EiffelTower #francais #france #French #FrenchButter #LeButterShop #LoireValley #paris

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Very Considered Masterpiece 🔥

Wow, well this is a masterpiece. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) was written and directed by Céline Sciamma and launched in autumn of 2019. In 2022, it was voted the 30th greatest film of all time in a Sight & Sound poll.

Rightly so, but it annoys us it took so long to finally watch it. Well worth the wait as its lead actors, Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, are outstanding and this is a love story for the ages.

The Female Gaze in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Set in the 18th century, we find the painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) heading to an island off Brittany. She’s commissioned to paint a portrait of gentry woman Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), whose Countess mother (Valeria Golino) needs to marry off into a rich Italian nobleman’s life.

The portrait must be very good so it convinces the man to take Héloïse’s hand in marriage.

However, the problem is Héloïse has refused to pose for any portraits. She’s depressed her life is simply about being married off to some rich bloke. To get around the refusal, Marianne is hired to surreptitiously spend time with Héloïse, memorise her features, and do the painting.

In time, the pair bond and Héloïse even agrees to pose for the portrait.

She and Marianne begin to fall in love, with the big problem being it’s 18th century France and not socially acceptable. When Héloïse’s mother must briefly leave the island, they’re able to spend five days together. But all with the knowledge they’ll be parted from each other forever once the Countess returns.

Of which, much has been written elsewhere online about the female gaze. The two lead characters have agency, but are ultimately restrained by tedious social conventions (sadly, to devastating effect).

We’re not adding in any scenes to this review, but we’re going to going to highlight how stunning the film is thanks to cinematography by Claire Mathon.

Now, we’re sure some types watched the film in 2019 and found it “boring” or whatever as there aren’t car chases and explosions. But in terms of a slow burner tragic love story, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a modern classic.

Everything about it is perfect from start to finish, which is rare in any form of culture.

Alongside the brilliant performances and excellent script, the little details make it stand out. We didn’t notice until after the film, but there’s almost no music at all. There’s a segment from a single written for the production called La Jeune Fille en Feu, which is a capella. Plus, twice Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is used in the film (the second time to devastating effect).

The frequent peace and quiet lends itself to the conclusion of the narrative. Thinking of other modern classics, Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s ending is as emotionally devastating as the finale to Charlotte Well’s Aftersun (2022). Wherever we go online to look at feedback from film fans, the discussion point is all about director Céline Sciamma’s ending.

It’s an incredible demonstration of Adèle Haenel’s acting abilities and is a closing scene for the ages. Sadly, Haenel retired from the film industry in 2023 as a protest against ingrained sexism and patriarchy. She now works in theatre.

And that does, abruptly, cut back to the core nature of what the film is about. How ingrained sexism in society prevents two people from leading the lives they want to lead.

Very possibly the best film of the 2010s, then, and one to watch in total concertation.

The Production of Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Off its €4.48 million budget the film made €8.48 million at the global box office. However, it was a big critical hit at Cannes Film Festival and was picked as one of three films by the French Ministry of Culture for entry to the 2020 Academy Awards.

However, it was Ladj Ly’s adaptation of Les Miserables that was ultimately submitted.

Of course, the Oscars isn’t about what is the best film in any given year, but if there was any justice Portrait of a Lady on Fire would’ve swept the board and won everything. The Women Film Critics Circle awarded it a bunch of gongs, though, and it won the Queer Palm award at Cannes.

Plus, our favourite film critic (Dr. Mark Kermode) had this to say.

The film was shot across October and November 2018 with everything wrapped up in 38 days. The commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in Brittany was used for external shots, with a château in La Chapelle-Gauthier in Seine-et-Marne for the indoor shots.

Saint-Pierre-Quibero is classically French in every single way. Very peaceful looking and sleepy, in that quaint French way where it feels like no one actually lives there (or they’re just hiding from you).

Anyway, seven years after its release and the film is now considered an outright classic. Certainly, it’s one of the best films we’ve seen this century and we can highly recommend you indulge in its luxuries.

Let me begin the time on #Fediverse with #music. In #Dinan, an unnamed musician brought old sounds to life - nakers, recorder, shepherd’s horn, ankle bells and even a desk bell. Her street workshop drew passersby into music, history and curiosity. She earns a living through her craft while keeping old sounds alive, giving them new listeners and, perhaps, new possibilities.
Does anyone know her and the string instrument she was playing?

#Brittany #MedievalMusic #TraditionalMusic #LivingHeritage

CPA Folklore Au pays des Dolmens Jeunes bretons Costumes de Rosporden

https://www.cpaphil.com/en/vintage-postcard/cpa-folklore-au-pays-des-dolmens-jeunes-bretons-costumes-de-rosporden

#CPA #Folklore #Brittany #BretonCulture #Dolmens #TraditionalCostumes #Rosporden #BretonHeritage #FolkDance #CelticTradition #BretonYouth #FolkloreFestival #CulturalPride

St. Anne

According to Christian tradition, St. Anne was the mom of the Virgin Mary, wife of St. Joachim, & was Jesus’ maternal grandma.

Her name isn’t in the Bible’s canonical Gospels. In writing, Anne’s name, & Joachim’s come from New Testament apocrypha. The Gospel of Thomas (written circa 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. She’s mentioned in the Quran, but not by name.

The Immaculate Conception was eventually made dogma by the Catholic Church following an increased devotion to Anne in the 12th century. In Eastern Christianity dedications start as early as 6th century.

In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anne & Joachim are attributed to the title Ancestor of God. Both the Nativity of Mary & the Presentation of Mary are celebrated as 2 of the 12 Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church.

The Dormition of Anne is also a minor feast in Eastern Christianity. In Lutheranism, it’s believed that Martin Luther chose to enter religious life as an Augustinian friar after invoking St. Anne was jeopardized by lightning.

In the 4th century, & in the 15th century, a belief arose that Mary was conceived of Anne without original sin. The Immaculate Conception is often confused with the Annunciation of the Incarnation (Mary’s virgin birth of Jesus). The 13th century Speculum Maius includes information regarding the life of St. Anne.

In the Eastern church, the veneration of Anne herself may go back as far as circa 550, when Justinian built a church in Constantinople in her honor. The earliest pictorial sign of her veneration in the West in an 8th century fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antique, Rome.

The Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary had reached southern Italy by the 9th century. In the Latin Church, St. Anne wasn’t venerated. Except, perhaps, in the south of France, before the 13th century. A shrine at Douai (in northern France) was 1 of the early centers of devotion to St. Anne in the West.

The Anna Selbdritt was a type of iconography showing 3 generations of the “Holy Family,” St. Anne, the Virgin Mary, & Jesus (grandma, mom, son). This style of iconography emphasized the humanity of Jesus. It drew on the earlier conventions of the Seat of Wisdom. (The Seat of Wisdom is/are icons/sculptures that shows the Virgin Mary is seated on a throne with Jesus, as a kid, on her lap.) This was popular in northern Germany in the 1500s.

Two well-known shrines to St. Anne is that of Ste-Anne-d’Auray in Brittany (France) & that of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre near the city of Quebec. The number of pilgrims to the Basilica of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre is the greatest of St. Anne’s Feast Day (July 26), & the Sunday before the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (September 8). In 1892, Pope Leo XIII sent a relic of St. Anne to the church.

By the middle of the 7th century, a distinct feast day, the Conception of St. Anne (Maternity of Holy Anne) celebrating Mary by St. Anne, was observed at the Monastery of St. Sabas.

It’s now known in the Greek Orthodox Church as the feast of “The Conception by St. Anne of the Most Holy Theotokos.” It’s celebrated on December 9th. In the Catholic Church, the Feast of Saints Anne & Joachim is celebrated on July 26. The alleged relics of St. Anne was brought from the Holy Land to Constantinople in 710 & was kept there in the church of St. Sophia as late as 1333.

During the 12th & 13th centuries, returning crusaders & pilgrims from the East brought St. Anne’s relics to some churches, including most famously those at Apt, in Provence, Ghent, & Chartres. St. Anne’s relics have been preserved & venerated in the many cathedrals & monasteries dedicated to her name.

For example, in Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, & Greece in the semi-autonomous Mount Athos, & the city of Katerini. Duren has been the main place of pilgrimage for Anne since 1506, when Pope Julius II decreed that her relics should be kept there, after they were stolen from the church of St. Stephen in Mainz.

The Church of St. Anne in Beit Guvrin National Park was built by the Byzantines & the crusaders in the 12th century. This is known in Arabic as Khirbet Sandahanna, the mound of Maresha being called Tell Sandahanna.

St. Anne is the patroness of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor or who want to be pregnant, grandmothers, moms, & educators. She’s also a patroness of horseback riders, cabinet-makers, & miners.

As the mom of Mary, this devotion to St. Anne as the patron of miners arises from the medieval comparison between Mary & Jesus & the precious metals: gold & silver. Anne’s womb was considered the source from which these precious metals were mined.

St. Anne is the patron saint of Brittany (France); Cuenca (Ecuador); Chinandega (Nicaragua); the Mi’kmaq people of Canada; Castelbuono (Sicily); Quebec (Canada); Santa Ana (California); Norwich (Connecticut); Detroit (Michigan); Adjunta (Puerto Rico); Santa Ana & Jucuaran (El Salvador); Berlin (New Hampshire); Santa Ana Pueblo, Seama, & Taos (New Mexico); Chiclana de la Frontera, Marsaskala, Tuadela, Atarfe & Fasnia (Spain); Town of Sta Ana Province of Pampanga, Molo, Iloilo City, Balasan; Iloilo, Hagnoy, Santa Ana, Taguig City, St. Anne Shrine, Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon, & Malinao, Albay (Philippines); Santana (Brazil); St. Anne (Illinois); Sainte Anne Island; Baie Sainte Anne & Praslin Island (Seychelles); Bukit Mertajam & Port Klang (Malaysia); Kl’ucove (Slovakia) & South Vietnam.

The parish church of Vatican City is Sant’ Anna dei Palafrenieri. There’s a shrine dedicated to St. Anne in the Woods in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Anne is also revered in Islam, recognized as a highly spiritual woman & as the mom of Mary. She’s not named in the Quran. She’s called “the wife of Imran.” The Quran describes her remaining childless until old age. One day, Anne saw a bird feeding its young while sitting in the shade of a tree, which awakened her desire to have kids of her own.

She prayed for a kid & eventually conceived. Imran, her husband, died before the kid was born. Anne expected the unborn kid to be a boy, so she vowed to dedicate “him” to isolation & service in the Second Temple.

Anne had a daughter (Mary) instead. Anne named her: Mary. Anne’s words upon delivering Mary reflect as a great mystic, realizing that while she’d had wanted a son, this daughter was God’s gift to her.

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How French Butter Is Made Using the Malaxage Technique in Brittany

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: We’re in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France, and w…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchbutter #bordier #Brittany #Butter #claudia #claudiaromeo #eric #francais #france #French #italy #jean-yves #jean-yvesbordier #malaxage #MarieAntoinette #mars #monsieurbordier #saint-malo
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2412988/how-french-butter-is-made-using-the-malaxage-technique-in-brittany/

Zigzag

#blip of a slate clad, free standing church bell tower, with a modern #zigzag cut pattern.

#blipfoto #gimp #Photography #architecture #brittany #france

This is an welcome outcome.

And.

I can’t shake the feeling that the #NACC wanted this result to start the restoration of its tarnished image.

Both things can be true.

#auspol #brittany #reynolds

Just some simple stitches and the sea, so far so good 2025.

#Knitting #Brittany #PetiteKnit

Pattern: Sophie Shawl (PetiteKnit)
Yarn: Hampshire Worsted (Bouclelaine)

Transient afternoon sun beam bringing out the #colour and #texture of the #carved wooden #breton wall box holding two old wool spindles in the corner of our room #winter #light #brittany. The box is of typical Breton #design with small #turned #wood spindles inset as a circular decorative feature in the centre of a carved flower.