tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post632899680030978183..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Beautiful spring weatherKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60421437885491053552012-03-26T00:43:17.871+02:002012-03-26T00:43:17.871+02:00Lewis and I like boiled okra also! A wine tasting ...Lewis and I like boiled okra also! A wine tasting like the one you just went to might help with the homesickness;-)Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60687225848271868922012-03-25T20:38:17.302+02:002012-03-25T20:38:17.302+02:00Oh - do take your camera to the next wine tasting,...Oh - do take your camera to the next wine tasting, Ken! That sounds like a wonderful way to meet some more of your neighbors and enjoy a little food with your purchasing! Fun excursion!<br /><br />I find it amusing that you consider Spanish imported vegetables as being from a long distance while we in the northwest have some fruits and vegies brought in from South and Central America! Now to me, - that is LONG distance :-O !!! I try to buy local and in-season. However, I couldn't resist buying haricots verts yesterday for $1.99/pound and I neglected to ask the grocer from what region they originated. Next time I'm there I will inquire.<br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50848966702938876242012-03-25T18:15:03.629+02:002012-03-25T18:15:03.629+02:00Evelyn, I like to eat okra by itself just as a veg...Evelyn, I like to eat okra by itself just as a vegetable, boiled or steamed like green beans. It's really good with rice.<br /><br />We had a nice morning. There's something almost medieval about these French open house gatherings. There's wine tasting and a food table with rillettes, cheeses, and pâtés, served with open bottles of wine on the tables. It's all serve-yourself. One wine on the table was a 1996 Touraine rouge, and another was a Touraine Primeur red from 2011. Another that I really liked was a white wine with no label at all.<br /><br />I wish I had taken my camera with me, but I forgot it. Next time...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45137644410580006432012-03-25T14:33:45.050+02:002012-03-25T14:33:45.050+02:00What a good price for the eggplant! What are you g...What a good price for the eggplant! What are you going to do with the okra? Fry or make gumbo? I've never seen okra this time of year in a grocery, but we do have lots of produce with long carbon footprints nevertheless.<br /><br />Love the sunrise and primrose photos. Hope you've enjoyed your outing today.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64486859593785662172012-03-25T13:28:37.691+02:002012-03-25T13:28:37.691+02:00I'd have thought that an area could support on...I'd have thought that an area could support only one "U", but apparently they can coexist. Last year my husband went to a football (still called soccer in the US) game where the teams were Super U vs. Hyper U. <br /><br />Can't recall who won.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27312666672885148972012-03-25T12:42:50.030+02:002012-03-25T12:42:50.030+02:00Have a nice day, tasting and buying all those deli...Have a nice day, tasting and buying all those delicious Chenin wines! They are my favourite, your know? (hint-hint-hint) :^) Martineladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42779681176582534092012-03-25T09:55:26.499+02:002012-03-25T09:55:26.499+02:00Ellen, of course you can use it for a painting.
L...Ellen, of course you can use it for a painting.<br /><br />Lesley, I think our local SuperU is under very good management. It changeed hands three or four years ago, the store was enlarged, and it's a pleasure to shop there. Our local Intermarché changed hands about the same time and became more expensive — and it always takes forever to get through the checkout lines.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90926024722677914322012-03-25T09:41:33.064+02:002012-03-25T09:41:33.064+02:00Ellen. Great that one man's junk is another wo...Ellen. Great that one man's junk is another woman's art.<br />The change of 'Management' of Hyper, Super and Small can make a lot of change for the better or worse. Our brand new ElC has none of the new tecky stuff lke Drive Thro' and only a couple of tills for Scanned shopping. It does rather have just more of the same stuff rather than more choice.Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71374585659134351452012-03-25T09:27:36.951+02:002012-03-25T09:27:36.951+02:00May I use your photo of the barrels and cart for a...May I use your photo of the barrels and cart for a painting? There's a lot of difficulty I see there -- the wheels, perspective, the volume of the barrels..... But I love the composition.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.com