tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post6951592215193359481..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: Wear and tear...Colin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-7087437168282325402012-03-17T22:56:29.493+01:002012-03-17T22:56:29.493+01:00Looking at the way the erosion is in lines, I woul...Looking at the way the erosion is in lines, I would hazard a guess that the solid lines are harder tuffeau than the 'holes'... wind could easily have caused this erosion over time... the particular lump is a good example of the way the little fossils that make up the limestone changed over time... a bit like tree rings... but longer time period.<br />And keep an eye out for scraffiti... the stone lends itself to it.<br />Anything from records of how many Germans passed a spot during the war [near Chaumussay]... to a drawing of a church [on one of our doorposts] to records of how many bales, sacks, etc. have been loaded into the grenier.<br />And the beautiful tower at the Chateau at le G.P. if they ever let people up it again has some wonderful "we was here" scriblings from the C18th onwards...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-54810545322763710902012-03-17T21:37:22.482+01:002012-03-17T21:37:22.482+01:00So did I, Diane, whilst researching for the post!!...So did I, Diane, whilst researching for the post!!Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-20240850648051936872012-03-17T20:40:08.986+01:002012-03-17T20:40:08.986+01:00Interesting post, I learnt something new about sto...Interesting post, I learnt something new about stone today. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com