tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3379963883607351526..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Seven vineyard picturesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46002184652834130882013-09-20T16:10:11.347+02:002013-09-20T16:10:11.347+02:00The wood we're getting for 50 euros per stère ...The wood we're getting for 50 euros per stère (m3) is all oak, and the price includes delivery but not stacking. In U.S. terms, that would be 1.38 cords for $339 -- about $250 a cord. Seems fair.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19477951855260315372013-09-20T14:56:04.640+02:002013-09-20T14:56:04.640+02:00Ken, that thirty-five Euros was the extra for havi...Ken, that thirty-five Euros was the extra for having it cut... <br />it was 45€s per cubic metre in metre lengths plus approx 7€s for cutting... and 7€s for livraison...<br />59€ in all per stere...<br />but, like I wrote, I need to be cutting other wood than the heating this winter...<br />so it was worth it!<br /><br />Also, an added bonus as the bones get older... they were a <i><b>lot</b></i> lighter to manouver!!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52853352542221421492013-09-20T13:22:17.123+02:002013-09-20T13:22:17.123+02:00Hang on there, Nelly, it's not time to talk ab...Hang on there, Nelly, it's not time to talk about WINTER yet, <i>mon ami</i> *R*R*R*. Let's get some nice autumn photos in, and some lovely crisp days, before we start mentioning alllll of that!<br /><br />Ken, on another note: Do you prefer the tomato-sauce-making method of cooking the tomatoes with their skins on, and using a food mill, to what looks to me like an annoying method-- removing the skins before cooking?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30620373455977855612013-09-20T13:12:58.347+02:002013-09-20T13:12:58.347+02:00Our firewood guy just called and will deliver five...Our firewood guy just called and will deliver five cubic meters of wood tomorrow morning. Ours costs 50 euros/cubic meter, so it's a lot more expensive than yours, Tim. I don't know why. And it's in one-meter lengths, not 50 cm. We burn less than 5 cubic meters over an average winter.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3433541743671954852013-09-20T09:38:36.655+02:002013-09-20T09:38:36.655+02:00Lovely grapeyard pix....
makes me thirsty...
I...Lovely grapeyard pix....<br />makes me thirsty... <br />I'll have to get some grape juice in from Lidl next visit. <br /><br />Isaw a woman stripping all the leaves from her 'private' vines... <br />presumably to let the sun get at them... <br />[much the same way as tommy-toes and squash.]<br /><br />Our wood was delivered yesterday... <br />after the third phone call...<br />33€s extra for having the 5 cubic metres pre-cut into 50cm lengths... <br />but it will allow me to start on the wood from the riverbank this winter.<br /><br />So all afternoon was spent carting it to the Donkey Shed...<br />the tidy stacking can come later!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77227014172981163552013-09-20T08:12:54.570+02:002013-09-20T08:12:54.570+02:00Such gorgeous photos!!!
Watching the vineyards dur...Such <b>gorgeous</b> photos!!!<br />Watching the vineyards during the seasons is one of the things I miss about living in the south.<br /><br />Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86502050720828542082013-09-20T07:55:06.603+02:002013-09-20T07:55:06.603+02:00I know how you feel. Our firewood merchant still h...I know how you feel. Our firewood merchant still hasn't delivered, after asking me ages ago how much we wanted. Mind you, we haven't cleaned out the garage space in preparation either. I need to pick apples and hazelnuts and soon grapes, but we have clients every day next week. <br /><br />One of 'our' St Georges sur Cher winemakers said he would be harvesting at the usual time (he's starting next week). 'Our' Vouvray guys on the other hand aren't starting until 10 October, the latest they have ever harvested.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com