Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We had a momentous occasion chez nous last week. We took the plastic off the the hole in the floor above the staircase. For the winter, since there is no insulation under the roof, we had plastic, insulation and boards covering up the top of the staircase. Last week we uncovered it. We can now … Continue reading…
Mon mari got to play with a big toy last week. He wanted to rent the little backhoe/digger that he used last year to dig the water trench. It wasn’t available. But the guy was very understanding…. and let him have the big one for the same price. And I can’t believe I didn’t get … Continue reading…
I’ve decided to ignore the rabbits and plant my garden. I’ll take reasonable precautions, such as repair the holes in the fence, sprinkle anti-rabbit pellets around the most tempting crops, and plant catnip (farmer’s advice) amongst the rest. It will work…. Or not. I am not going to spend 250 Euros for an electric fence … Continue reading…
I would like a fox, please. If anyone is planning on giving me a gift for St. Patrick’s Day, I would like a fox, please. Actually 2 foxes – a male and female, of procreating age and inclination. And hungry. They should be very, very hungry. I’m told there used to be fox here…. Now … Continue reading…
Pasta with Lamb and White Beans Do you read cook books? Do you have a stack next to the bed for when you wake up a bit peckish in the night? Do you collect them? Old ones; new ones; by course; by food group; by food type…. Do you do research, then take the best … Continue reading…
Roast Lamb on a Bed of Potatoes No update this week because…. Mon mari is lazing around a hospital again. I think he likes the food. (It’s a FRENCH hospital, after all.) The damaged toe turned out to be more serious than we thought as, between last summer’s hospital stay and this winter, he … Continue reading…
The Powers That Be. I wish they had someone else to pick on for awhile….. The details of settling in….. For a reason known only to the mysterious Powers That Be, our telephone, which worked perfectly fine in the Vendée, with the internet and ADSL line, causes the internet and ADSL line, here in the … Continue reading…