Archive for March, 2007

L’Épicerie

A Sunday morning trip to the shop

kitchen LÉpicerie Life in Brittany, FranceNormally, on a Sunday morning, I take a walk to Lanouee, visit the lcoal shop to buy a few things and then go to the bar to have a beer and read the paper.

Today, however, was different. I bought a car last Thursday (a new Bessie to replace the ailing, old Bessie), and thus, decided to go for a little drive. I ended up at Le Roc St. Andre, about 20 kms from where I live. There is a great boulangerie at Le Roc and so I bought a still warm baguette – one of their special ones, with added seed – a bargain at 1 euro. I then went to the little market (I mean little, only four stalls) and bought one and a half kilos of oysters for my Sunday tea.


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Posted in Kitchen on March 18, 2007 | There are currently No Comments

Bessie reborn!

I have finally decided to replace Bessie.

I have replaced the old Bessie with a newer one.

The newer one is a green car – she has a turbo – I haven’t actually got spinning that, yet!

The old Bessie decided to go out with a bang, literally… I was due to pick up the new Bessie tonight, this morning the old Bessie broke down, within sight of work.

All the best

bessie Bessie reborn! Life in Brittany, France

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Posted in Bessie on March 15, 2007 | There are currently No Comments

Bought my herbs – snow on the way!

The weather has been gorgeous, in the afternoons, at least.

The mornings are cold and foggy but I can live with that – where I work it is cold and my mind is often foggy, there.

So, convinced that summer is finally here, I bought 6 pots of herbs that were on sale at my local supermarket.


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Posted in Kitchen on March 14, 2007 | There are currently No Comments

Guinea fowl for tea.

In my local supermarket, I found a Guinea Fowl for sale at half price.

From reading the label, I guessed that it had had at least some sort of life and so I bought it. I stuffed it with black olives, a handful of garlic cloves and a couple of whole, red onions.

I roasted it slowly and before long, that lovely Garlic stench was forcing me outside into the garden. Luckily it was warm!

I ventured back into the kitchen and then ate about a third of my Guinea Fowl with roast potatoes and boiled cabbage – gorgeous! When I get my Hobbit House, I am definitely going to think about breeding some Guinea Fowl!

All the best

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Posted in Kitchen on March 11, 2007 | There are currently No Comments

Bits of dead pig!

Someone on my favourite Brittany website was advertising some real pork for sale at the end of March.

I have just ordered a poitrine and a head and four trotters.


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Posted in Kitchen on March 8, 2007 | There are currently No Comments

Ray Carver and the wind!

poetry Ray Carver and the wind! Life in Brittany, FranceI have been re-reading some Ray Carver recently. I think that he is my favourite short-story writer. The early Hemingways were great and I do love the late (and early) Fitzgeralds.

But, Carver seems to have a weight that was born of personal pain – and that, I think, makes him the winner.


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Posted in Poetry on March 5, 2007 | There are currently No Comments