Monthly Archives: October 2017

GDA projects: Completed, and just started

Posted on October 31, 2017 by loren24250

Residents of the Greater Daglan Area, and regular visitors here, will no doubt be desperate to know the status of various construction projects. Are the old ones done? Are any new ones started? There is obviously no one better to … Continue reading →

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The Village Fleuri signage

Posted on October 30, 2017 by loren24250

Yesterday (Sunday), I changed the “header photo” on this blog, to show one of Daglan’s Village Fleuri signs. (Inserting a different photo is a weekly task.) This has prompted me to re-post part of what I published earlier this year … Continue reading →

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Our own velvet fog

Posted on October 29, 2017 by loren24250

More experienced (that is, older) readers may remember the talented American musician, Mel Torme (1925 – 1999). His vocal style was so smooth that he was dubbed The Velvet Fog. In the Greater Daglan Area, at this time of year, … Continue reading →

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A new Part II of the cat story, with an apology

Posted on October 26, 2017 by loren24250

Recently I published two blog postings about our cat, “The cat who came in from the cold.” I have now removed Part II, which provided a narrative on how we came to acquire Souci. I have done this because I … Continue reading →

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The cat who came in from the cold — Part I

Posted on October 23, 2017 by loren24250

We have a new cat. Well, not really a new cat, because she has lived with us for some time. But certainly a different cat, as you’ll soon discover. In case you’re wondering why in the world I would be … Continue reading →

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Tough love for our wisteria

Posted on October 21, 2017 by loren24250

This past spring, the wisteria vines at the front of our house in Daglan grew leaves like champions, but failed to flower. What could have gone wrong? The answer, according to a French friend of ours with substantial local knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Two takes on the Viognier grape

Posted on October 18, 2017 by loren24250

In the last exciting instalment of Radio Free Daglan, I described a shopping trip that my wife Jan and I made to Bergerac. I went on to show off a lunch of crayfish gumbo (jambalaya, if you will) that Jan … Continue reading →

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Lovely day, tasty follow-up

Posted on October 17, 2017 by loren24250

I shall  begin by stating that I love the name Yalumba. How exotic can you get! Does it refer to an African war cry? A South American river? A region of Australia? No matter: I love the name. But more … Continue reading →

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Going, going, but not gone (summer 2017)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by loren24250

October in the Greater Daglan Area is not my favourite month (that would be September), but it’s close. In October, we are technically in autumn, but hints of summer remain. In October, we seem to have two kinds of weather: … Continue reading →

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