All Posts Tagged With: "peter mayles"

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Famous French Pie – Part Four

This Famous French  Pie – Part Four is not the end of the saga. But, probably close to it. More bang for your buck can be had by first thrilling to the spine-tingling, hair raising, credibility assaulting  PARTS  One, Two, and Three.   Here in France, someone who’s not a vigneron is known as an Amateur […]

22Feb2013 | | 28 comments | Continued
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French Country Life

Life in France, especially French Country Life, revolves around the family. Not just the immediate one. But the extended family. All the Uncles, Aunts,  and cousins you never knew you had. Until that one special day that brought the whole clan together. I was fortunate enough to be invited to just such a special event, […]

10Jun2011 | | 6 comments | Continued
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French Toasted

Scholars and popular opinion(now there’s a combination) would have us believe that the principal religion of France is Catholicism. The scholars citing numerous and detailed statistics. The number of Churches. Priests. History. Religious Holidays. Not to mention the fact that every day on the French Calendar celebrates a different Saint. Popular opinion, as always, sagely […]

4Jun2011 | | 5 comments | Continued