Tag Archives: lunches

Some after-the-holidays notes

Posted on January 4, 2023 by loren24250

Well, I certainly hope that you had a better time over the year-end holidays than Jan and I did. What happened is that we were laid low by illness just before Christmas, and have only recovered in the days following … Continue reading →

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Lunches galore, with an anniversary celebration

Posted on May 17, 2022 by loren24250

We’ve just finished a fairly whirlwind three-day visit with my sister Karen and her husband Mark, culminating in a wonderful lunch at Carsac’s O Moulin restaurant, where Jan and I celebrated their anniversary as well as our own. Both anniversaries … Continue reading →

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A nice surprise at Daglan’s La Cantine

Posted on April 5, 2022 by loren24250

Jan and I were planning to have lunch last Saturday with our friend Joanne, but we were a bit stumped when it came to choosing the right spot. Joanne and I had been to O Moulin (on Thursday), and Jan … Continue reading →

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Our mini-Halloween, and two kinds of lunch

Posted on November 1, 2020 by loren24250

Halloween during a pandemic? How would that work? We weren’t sure, but I figured that at least some kids would be out on Saturday night, looking for treats. So Jan went ahead and bought several bags of candy. Then France’s … Continue reading →

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Our (Croatian) shore lunch

Posted on May 27, 2017 by loren24250

Early in my career, for a few years I was in charge of public affairs and communications for a major forest products company in Canada, and spent a fair bit of time in Northwestern Ontario — a vast area of … Continue reading →

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RFD friendships — and a parade of culinary invention

Posted on July 29, 2014 by loren24250

One of the delights of writing this blog is the connection we make with people, usually electronically but often in person. Since regular readers of Radio Free Daglan obviously love southwest France, and either own holiday homes near us or … Continue reading →

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Back to Les Glycines for more taste treats

Posted on August 29, 2013 by loren24250

It’s always a bit nervous-making when you recommend something strongly to friends — whether it’s a movie, a book, a restaurant, whatever. You wind up hoping like heck that you didn’t oversell, and that they’ll enjoy it as much as … Continue reading →

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Escape to an air show

Posted on August 16, 2013 by loren24250

Yesterday was a holiday here (Assumption, as you may have assumed) but that didn’t stop the workers who were setting up stalls and rides for Daglan’s annual Festival of Heat and Noise (my definition), which begins today. Chaos reined supreme, … Continue reading →

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Feasting at Le Vieux Logis

Posted on January 9, 2013 by loren24250

Well, I don’t know about your lunch yesterday, but ours was — quite simply — a feast. And it was just as much a feast for the eyes as the taste buds. We were lunching at Le Vieux Logis, a … Continue reading →

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