Monthly Archives: October 2014

This is Halloween?

Posted on October 31, 2014 by loren24250

Well, I do actually know that today is Halloween. The sky is darkening as I write this; there are candies in a bowl in the kitchen, waiting for the kids to arrive; and our carved pumpkin is on the front … Continue reading →

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A lovely few days Down South

Posted on October 26, 2014 by loren24250

A full week ago, my wife and I took a mini-vacation Down South — in the resort town of Biarritz, tucked into the southwest corner of France — and I’ve been meaning to write about our trip ever since. In … Continue reading →

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Beauty on the plate

Posted on October 12, 2014 by loren24250

As I wrote in a recent posting,  the Greater Daglan Area was basking in beautiful late-summer weather at the end of September, when our friend Robin stayed with my wife Jan and me. So when the three of us visited … Continue reading →

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The raptors of the château

Posted on October 7, 2014 by loren24250

At the end of September, while our friend Robin was staying with us in Daglan, we enjoyed a great spell of sunny weather. So on Friday, Sept. 26, we took advantage of the sunshine and spent a good part of … Continue reading →

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The tale of the tape

Posted on October 6, 2014 by loren24250

Suddenly, there is plastic tape everywhere. Throughout the Greater Daglan Area, or GDA, it’s been hung from post to post, along roads and driveways. If the tape were yellow, you’d think that the most of the GDA had become a … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — 5/10/2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by loren24250

Two separate sets of friends stayed with us in Daglan at the end of September and beginning of October, which meant (a) lots of opportunity for fine dining, and (b) not much time for writing blog postings. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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