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Category Archive: Wine

Be Kind, Random or Otherwise.

Everyday is a national or international day. Every lobby or interest group has its day. One American website […]

February 17, 2017 driving, France, Life, Uncategorized, Wine

Do you have the French calendar reflex?

1st of January, you open up the calendar and see when the next public holidays fall and on […]

January 2, 2017 Britain, Culture, Employement, France, French, Holidays, Religion, Wine, Work

Up through the vines

Blue skies, brilliant sunshine, crisp and invigorating cold, a hint of frost on the ground – a perfect […]

December 4, 2016 canals, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French, Ghosts, Motoring, Rural Life, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather, Wine

La Cuvée du Patron or How much will you pay for your wine?

1000 Euros for a bottle of wine! You must be mad. I could get 50 bottle of really […]

November 21, 2016 Alcohol, Barbecue, countryside, deepest france, Economy, Food, France, French, French Village, Heritage, Life, Money, Rural Life, Shopping, Tourism, Wine

11/9

It happened on Sunday 9th September – my faithful old Macbook pro just decided to give up. Monday […]

September 30, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Autumn, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, Economy, Food, France, French, Life, Religion, Shopping, Small town, Teaching, TV, Weekend, Wine, Work

The Joys of Summer

Summer Sludge A Discourse on Shorts Summer Pleasures and Holiday Colours Summer is … A word on the […]

July 24, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Barbecue, Café, Culture, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Life, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather, Wine

Up a Nun’s Fanny (with no lubricant)

To all would-be writers. Beware of overusing and abusing the alliterative device. The machine-gun like overdeployment of too […]

June 17, 2016 Culture, Death, Economy, Employement, Farming, France, French, politics, Religion, Revolution, Wine

Four German Maidens, Burnt Toast and Burt Reynolds

Avant Propos Yes, I have been away for a while, real life catching up with me, a touch […]

February 15, 2016 Alcohol, Café, Culture, Family, Food, France, French, Motoring, Music, Religion, Rock 'n' Roll, Sex, Smoking, summer, Time Travel, Toilets, TRAVEL, Wine

French Diners Doing It Doggy (bag) Style

The humble doggy bag, so long ridiculed and despised by French diners is now a firm feature of […]

January 5, 2016 Alcohol, Cooking, Culture, Food, France, French, Heritage, History, Wine

Absolution for Agnostics and Church Seating Arrangements.

Tuesday 29th December 2015, it’s just gone 3pm and I’m sitting in a Church. Sitting isn’t the correct […]

December 29, 2015 Culture, Death, Family, France, French, History, Life, Philosophy, Religion, Wine

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