Category Archives: French countryside

Kiss and Make up……

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Being nearly June, I’m surprised to still be lighting the fire at the end of each day. As the nights are still cold I find that we are continuing the winter ritual of watching television, in the warm glow of … Continue reading →

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I got the blues….

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

I had to go and check, and I can confirm that it’s OK. The sea is still blue, as is the sky, with a cleverly contrasting yellow for the ground. Whoever worked that one out is no fool, it gets … Continue reading →

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The writing’s on the wall….

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

And, whatever we think, that is where most writing is to be seen today. Hand writing is on the wane as wall writing waxes. Graffiti scratches the parts fountain pens can’t reach. We are now all writers because, through the gift … Continue reading →

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The Hound of the Daffodils….

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Much as I dislike diminutives, I’m very fond of Trigger and Gypsy. The two eponymous poodles have been in our charge over the last few days, which has meant that I have been drawn away from stove and keyboard and … Continue reading →

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Ladies who lunch..Chez Papa..

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Uncovering treasure is not an accurate science. I say this with an authority that I do not possess, as treasure and I are rarely, if ever, seen together or even spoken of in the same breath. The same can be … Continue reading →

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Gimme a red courgette….

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

This is a fine example of the failure of language through intonation. One slip of a consonant and the farmer, formerly known as Vince, is staring at the curvy rear end of a rosey courgette cropper rather than the rude … Continue reading →

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Cart death…..

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

La Moussiere is slowly dying and I’ve only just noticed. It’s not particularly sad, as everything in our world is doing the same thing at its own rate, but I was disappointed in myself for being so unobservant, so unfeeling. … Continue reading →

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Still waiting for the green man…

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

This is the forest that acts as the backcloth to our lives. We look out of the windows of the house, or from the window of the car as we go about our daily business, searching for the first signs … Continue reading →

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Rigoletto in his christening robe…

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Last week I had to undertake the arduous task of tasting Rigoletto, a new cuvée at Prieuré La Chaume, whilst talking to Christian Chabirand, from whose loins Rigoletto sprang, about shooting a portrait of the new born in his christening outfit. … Continue reading →

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The birth of Rigoletto…

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

In just a few days 8.30 will be the new 7.30. The winter is dead, long live….that doesn’t work. Hurrah for the theoretical arrival of summer even if your power lines are under 10ft of snow or the rain is … Continue reading →

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