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Summer of Old Gals or Drinking Wine with my Back against the Warm Stones of the House
Life lately consists of cooking preserves, restorations and kitten. So far I’ve made a variety of confitures, pickled cucumbers, marinated zucchini and baby egg plant, oignons confits, peach cider, verjus and tomato. We will eat all those things in a couple of months, when the world will have so much changed, and summer be a… Read more
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Affogato Napoleonato
The summer is slowly coming undone at the seams, still strong and vigorous in the middle of the day, yet there’s a hint of autumn weaving through its frilly ends, later, when the sun goes down. In the morning, I get to see the sun rise again. I know it’s rising for it’s the first… Read more
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A Dusty Suitcase and Other Stories
This post shares a personal story about wearing a vintage dress, finding a stray kitten, and working on restoring a winter parlour. The writer also promotes a retreat with a professional photoshoot and a medieval castle cooking experience. The tone is nostalgic and optimistic, with a touch of whimsy and excitement for future events. …… Read more
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French Summer is Citronnade
It is oh so warm, finally, I could very well spend all day on the chaise longue with book in hand, legs in the sun, except I can’t, chateau obliges, as I’m the head architectdecoratorplannerremoverofrubbishprimeexpertonscrubbingandscraping. But them as works hard merit delightful breaks, which I indulge in often and severally. Now in summer, in France,… Read more
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The Birthday Cake
My husband celebrated his birthday last week, it’s a very good date as it never rains on his birthday, and dinner was in the garden and essentially consisted of the birthday cake I made for him and champagne. Very Marie Antoinettesy. Now I won’t go into the trouble of writing out the recipe for you… Read more
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Two Retreats Added for 2024!
Here we are, high summer, the moisson, the harvest of the grain, already in full swing. What a couple of weeks ago still were silvery green fields now has turned into a golden expanse, golden harvested fields and the blue blue sky flocked with cotton candy clouds. It is warm and we eat a lot… Read more
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