Tag Archives: vacation

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 →

Posted in 2013, Childhood memories, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, family, France, French countryside, harmony, Landscapes, Landscapes, Memory, perfect day, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Shine, summer, Summer holidays, Vendee, Weather, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

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 →

Posted in Art photography, Digital photography, dog walking, Dogs, France, French countryside, harmony, Humour, Hunting, Man's best friend, perfect day, Poodles, summer, Uncategorized, Vendee, Walkies, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Bottle in a boat…….

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

I don’t know whether one can have enough of a good thing. Only people with an awful lot of that good thing are in a position to give an answer. Clearly, the state of having had enough of something very … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Art photography, Digital photography, Drinks, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2013, Art photography, Broth, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Emotion, Farming, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, friendship, Health, leeks, lifestyle, New Year, onions, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Soup, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vendee, Weather, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

Quince Charming…

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

I could have sworn that I had saved the draft of my current post just before I set off to the shops. Not only could I have sworn but I have sworn, plumbing new depths of profanity, but in spite … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Autumn, baking, Confit de Canard, Cooking, Digital photography, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Goose, Membrillo, Obsession, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Quince, Spike Milligan, Still life, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , | 44 Comments

You can never be too thin or too rich..

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Nancy Reagan would have thrown herself from a tall building rather than let a crumb of this intense chocolate and prune d’Agen cake pass her lips. As she performed the only  swallow that would save her from a fate worse … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cake, Chocolate, Chocolate and prune cake, Cookery Writers, Cooking, David Leibovitz, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Prunes d'Agen, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 41 Comments

Woke up, got out of bed…..

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

This morning, deliciously drugged from a deep dream filled sleep, I remained lying on the bed in the near narcoleptic state that is the magical moment that I am so loathe to let go before consciousness reintroduces me to today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Baking, Cooking, desserts, Digital photography, fireplace, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Google, Lemon tart, lifestyle, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Still life, summer, swimming pool, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , | 35 Comments

It’s the real thing….

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

A soft, misty morning is irresistible to the hunter. That most elusive of prey, the good picture, is sure to be out there somewhere. Being a master of disguise, this highly prized rarity is often cleverly disguised in a cloak … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital photography, France, French countryside, harmony, Landscapes, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Writing | Tagged , , | 29 Comments

I have a dream….

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Food, Photography and France are my motivating trinity and I’m continually looking for ways to share the pleasure that they afford me with as many of you as possible. The idea of combining cookery and photography together with the opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Bistro, Cookery School in France, Cooking, Cooking on the Bay Cookery School, Digital photography, Dordogne, Food and Photography, Food photographer, La Combe Cookery School, lifestyle, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Truffles, Writing | Tagged , | 45 Comments

…..mad March days……

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Through these dull dormant days of early March I have been hunting colour. The slate grey or pale icy blue skies of February have dissolved like ink in water to create the complex piles of swiftly moving cloud that are … Continue reading →

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