Archive for December, 2006

Food Cruelty

I have been doing some thinking about Food Cruelty, which is something that has started to concern me more and more. I love cooking and eating but am getting quite thoughtful about where my food comes from and what sort of life it had before it ended up on my plate. Although I shall never be a vegitarian, I have come to understand what my friend, neighbour and colleague – Denis, has been telling me… “Eat less but eat better”. To find out what I am doing in order to approach this goal, read on.


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Planning the eating

I have been planning my Christmas menus (with the help of the annual catalogues that the local supermarkets distribute). So here goes….


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Bessie again!

It poured down after work today. The ditches filled up and overflowed onto the road. Bessie spluttered a few times but didn’t stop. On route to the bar, I passed a school bus that had. I grinned. Just outside the bar, Bessie died.

Luckily, I got a lift home (it really was raining very hard) – we’ll see if Bessie wants to start tomorrow when, hopefully, it’ll be dry.

All the best

bessie Bessie again!   Life in Brittany, France

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Christmas decorations

The Christmas tree went up today. I know that last year I said “Never Again!”, but it really wouldn’t be Christmas without a tree, would it?

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Bessie lives

I finally got Bessie going again today. I took longer as it should have done as I managed to flatten the battery with all that faffing around. Still, she is back home now and recovering from her little spree of parking in all the fields in Brittany!


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Raiding the grumpy box

I raided the grumpy box last night. I wasn’t particularly grumpy but it seemed the right thing to do.


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