Christine Lebail - Deux jours avec toi

Here's my favourite - yet seemingly little known and under appreciated - track from Christine Lebail for you, from 1964. «Deux jours avec toi» is a sweet and catchy ballad of teenage romance, though she's only moderately sweet on her boy - she'd quite fancy spending two days with him but makes it clear that two months «serait la barbe», in other words a bit of a drag! Hope you enjoy it!

Parmi les fleurs au fond du jardin

Bristol University's botanical gardens have been on our to-do list for a little while and so when we woke up to a suitably morning a few weeks ago, we packed a tupperware of croissants and cake and decided to go for a little wander. As our visit fell within the university vacation period the adjacent halls of residence were devoid of any student bustle - so we not only got to enjoy the gardens in a setting of relative silence, we also ad the place to ourselves - free to snap away to our hearts' content.

Jocelyne - La la la la la

Here's a real foot-stomper from 1964 for you, courtesy of Jocelyne. Have a great weekend!

Chaque pomme est une fleur qui a connu l'amour

A wonderful summer's day spent at Garson's Farm, picking fruit and getting lost amongst the sunflowers.

Assis près des vieux et tressant l'osier, couchés au soleil buvant la lumière

Just a few snaps of an afternoon spent picnicking and playing pétanque with Kate and my family at Barbury Castle in Wiltshire.

Rosy Armen - Tu Croiras

Although not strictly yé-yé, I do find that this Franco-Armenian take on Ben E. King's 'Stand by me' has a certain charm. Hope you like it!

Au bord de la mer: Weston-super-Mare

One sunny Sunday morning, Kate and I decided to pay a visit to Weston-super-Mare. Thanks to a special weekend train service that passes near my house, we were sat on the beach enjoying our breakfast within 45 minutes of conceiving the idea. We spent a lovely day walking along the coast, relaxing on the beach and - of course - taking lots of snaps. With the weather so warm and the sky so blue, at times it was hard to believe we were only 30 miles away from home.