Life in the Deep South of France

Mostly, but not entirely, about cooking, eating, drinking, markets, festivals, exploring and glorying in life in general in this lesser-known part of France (and in other parts of the planet).

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Autumn in Paris

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Monday we took the train from Pamiers to Toulouse, and then from Toulouse to Paris. The apartment we're rented is on Ile St. Louis and o...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Fête de la Noisette -- the "mosh pit" dance

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Over the years, we've attended four or five hazelnut festival lunches so, by now, we know the routine. There's the waving-your-paper...

Fête de la Noisette -- stalls and exhibits

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The hazelnut festival isn't just an enormous Sunday lunch, it's also a chance for local producers, growers and everyone else concern...

Fête de la Noisette--the lunch

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The annual lunch that celebrates the hazelnut is one of the high points of September. As communal meals go, this is a record-breaker in term...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Cassoulet night

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Earlier this week, I volunteered to make a cassoulet for the final farewell dinner before friends go home, and Peter and I take the train to...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

A Late Blooming Sunflower

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Several weeks ago, just to the left of a rose bush, I noticed a small seedling that looked as if it might be a sunflower so we left it alone...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Note re the transhumance posts of which there are four.

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I have tried and tried but I can't make these appear in the right order. So here's what you have to do: scroll down to Part 1, then ...
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