Category Archives: onions

One fine morning….

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

A grey morning found me cutting firewood behind the house. The squeak of an old barn door opening announced the arrival of Annie, one of our neighbours. Annie and her husband Remy have raised Charolais beef cattle for the last … Continue reading →

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When she was good she was very, very good but when she was bad she was horrid….

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

In the comparatively short time that we have lived in this little hamlet there have been significant changes. During my previous life, as an urban dweller, these changes would have gone unnoticed. In those times I had no interest in … Continue reading →

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