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Category Archives: Life in southwest France
Soggy start, but a sunny (and yummy) finish
It was pouring rain at 5 a.m. yesterday. I know that for sure because I happened to open our bathroom window overlooking Place de la Fontaine, before heading back to bed. By 8 a.m., when we got out of bed … Continue reading
Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Lot, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France, Weather in the Dordogne, Wine
Tagged breads, Daglan, entrées, flowers, food, French bakeries, French markets, Goujounac, honeysuckle, Hostellerie de Goujounac, markets, pike-perch, plants, Prayssac, restaurants, Romanesque churches in France, sandre, seafood, street markets, walnut sauce, weather
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The market action spreads out
Believing that yesterday’s vide grenier — that’s garage sale in North America, and car boot sale in the U.K. — would begin at 9 a.m., we decided to set our alarm and get up at 7 a.m. We figured that … Continue reading
Posted in Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged balloons, car boot sale, clown, Daglan, garage sale, strawberries, vide grenier, weather
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Notes from our village — 15/06/2013
Today’s posting is simply a collection of short observations on life in the heart of the GDA, or Greater Daglan Area. The world in the GDA. One of the most enjoyable aspects of our move to France from Canada has … Continue reading
Sure signs of summer
My wife and I like to keep cut flowers in the house, sometimes on our dining table, sometimes on the mantel, and sometimes on both. It’s not always possible, because the selection in local markets ranges from magnificent to mangy, … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and fauna, Life in southwest France
Tagged carnations, cut flowers, nature, plants, San Gimignano, summer in the Dordogne, sunflowers, tulips
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To Belvès by stages: Bike Route No. 1
Recently we were chatting with an English couple who have just bought a house in Daglan, and who are starting to explore the Greater Daglan Area (GDA) by going on walks and taking bike rides. When they said they were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, Cafés in France, Exercise and fitness, Flora and fauna, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Sports, Sports in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged Belves, bicycle trips, bicycles, bicycling, bicycling in the Dordogne, cows, cycling, Daglan, Dordogne landscapes, Dordogne scenery, Dordogne weather, flowering trees, flowers, L'Envie des Mets, Le P'tit Bistro, plants, rain, Saint Laurent la Vallée, Saint Pompon, springtime
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Our (too) quiet Sunday market
By this point in the year, it seems to us, the Greater Daglan Area should be a bit livelier — with more tourists wandering around, shopping, sightseeing, dining out, and of course clogging the roads. But probably because of Europe’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, French food, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Walking in the Dordogne, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged asparagus, Daglan, Dordogne weather, flower stalls, flowers, food, green asparagus, Mara des bois strawberries, rain, roast chickens, springtime, strawberries, Sunday markets, vegetable stalls, weather, white asparagus
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Just foaling around — the colt
In yesterday’s posting I introduced you to a pretty young filly and her mom, both residing in a field that’s part of a horse farm on the outskirts of Daglan. Now let’s meet their neighbours and apparent best friends, another … Continue reading
Posted in Life in southwest France, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France
Tagged colts, Daglan, Dordogne weather, foals, horseback riding, horses, nature, weather
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Just foaling around — the filly
Heading north from Daglan, as you go towards Saint Cybranet and just before you reach the Stade Municipal (home of Daglan rugby), there’s a horse farm that’s often worth a look. Especially when there are foals in the fields. For … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Sports, Sports in the Dordogne
Tagged colts, Daglan, fillies, foals, horseback riding, horses
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Service? No, not really…
After visiting the weekly market in the medieval village of Issigeac this past Sunday, as reported yesterday, my wife and I were to meet our friend Janice for lunch. Meeting her was excellent. Where we met was not. How shall … Continue reading
A Sunday market — in Issigeac
One of the joys of living in the Greater Daglan Area — that’s the GDA, as Radio Free Daglan insiders know it — is travelling from Daglan itself to other beautiful towns, villages and hamlets in the area. Roads are … Continue reading
