Category Archives: Sunday

Soft centred Sundae…..

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

There is such a silence this Sunday morning. Even the birds are in quiet contemplation. The soft hum of the computer and the click clack of the keyboard  is all that breaks the hush. Once it would have been the … Continue reading →

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I didn’t hear the news today, oh joy……

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

One of the stand out advantages that comes with living in the middle of nowhere is the visible lack of newspapers and news. “The News”, as in a newspaper or in a television or radio programme, has become a misnomer … Continue reading →

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First taste of summer…

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

For three successive mornings we have woken to sun pouring in through the windows. But winter habits being hard to shake off, ask any monk, on my way back from buying bread, I stopped at Claude’s house to order some … Continue reading →

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Je mange bien tous les jours – a second bite..

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

As promised, here are another week’s recipes from Laurence Méry-Clark’s self published book “Je mange bien tous les jours”. In a world of allergies and picky eaters at one extreme and the fastidious fine diners at the other, Laurence is … Continue reading →

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Drive out the blues with brioche and apricot jam…

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

There is a mordant sadness, that is nearly tangible, about such a miserable February morning as this one . Normal antidotes, such as lighting the fire, and listening to Radio 4 with a steaming bowl of coffee cupped between slowly warming hands, seem … Continue reading →

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Fire up the de Lorean….

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

We arrived home without the expected three explosive flashes that accompany the moment of return from voyages back to the future. The sharp intake of breath as we entered our glacial stone house created more of a whimper than a bang. … Continue reading →

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No need to stand on ceremony, just stay kneeling…

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

 And I did. I stayed kneeling until I was a dehydrated, emptied husk.The featureless porcelain prayer station before which I unwillingly worshipped had become my friend, my only friend. Here I was, crouched and moaning, not only afflicted by an … Continue reading →

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Merkin whoopee….

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

The simple red and white inverted triangle of the “Cedez le passage” road sign put me in mind of a festive merkin. It also put me in mind of stopping as it would be a bad Sunday indeed that included … Continue reading →

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Shellshock

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Loving to be by the seaside is all very well as long as one is not a crustacean. Being beside the sea is as much fun for them as being under the sea would be for us. How is it … Continue reading →

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Always on a Sunday….

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

Sunday is about breakfast. If it’s done properly it can, like sex ( or so Sting says), last all day. Eating is only a part of Sunday breakfast as the spirit of the feast embraces much more. It’s to do … Continue reading →

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