tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1507330619379862741..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: St Caprais Chestnut FĂȘte.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42846766955408890162014-10-13T05:51:18.794+01:002014-10-13T05:51:18.794+01:00Drawing chestnuts is a skill they still need to ma...Drawing chestnuts is a skill they still need to master.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5768190788251208622014-10-13T00:12:08.151+01:002014-10-13T00:12:08.151+01:00I could do with a couple of those baskets.
I suspe...I could do with a couple of those baskets.<br />I suspect that house is "not for the faint hearted" but glorious non the less.<br />I also suspect that continual hard work and empathy with your surroundings has bought you your "luck" at living in such a place.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44733887708938730562014-10-13T00:02:53.628+01:002014-10-13T00:02:53.628+01:00Boy the French do amazing bread, and that brioche ...Boy the French do amazing bread, and that brioche looks amazing. So much beauty on your doorstep..you and lady magnon are very lucky indeed.Suzie Simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724120590247226633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14468133822930654742014-10-12T23:02:41.683+01:002014-10-12T23:02:41.683+01:00How beautiful that village is! You live in quite t...How beautiful that village is! You live in quite the place, Cro.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15670650513960726682014-10-12T19:40:10.648+01:002014-10-12T19:40:10.648+01:00What a lovely village !
The house for sale is wond...What a lovely village !<br />The house for sale is wonderful but I see lots of dollar signs in the new owners future.<br />The chestnut in the flier looks a little like a onion ? <br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40770853383832789422014-10-12T16:07:28.060+01:002014-10-12T16:07:28.060+01:00Wives are always such bad sports when it comes to ...Wives are always such bad sports when it comes to that type of thing LOLrallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60052430098702976332014-10-12T15:59:33.579+01:002014-10-12T15:59:33.579+01:00Lady Magnon wouldn't let me!Lady Magnon wouldn't let me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79418597118899215932014-10-12T15:57:13.960+01:002014-10-12T15:57:13.960+01:00Oh !...
Well that's a relief. For one brief mo...Oh !...<br />Well that's a relief. For one brief moment there I thought you may have been the other distraction<br />* chuckles*rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91404616860984006202014-10-12T15:20:26.047+01:002014-10-12T15:20:26.047+01:00I'm kicking myself that I didn't buy a bas...I'm kicking myself that I didn't buy a basket, they would be perfect for mushrooming.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83637278546475363692014-10-12T15:19:25.949+01:002014-10-12T15:19:25.949+01:00Type 'As Others See Us' in the little sear...Type 'As Others See Us' in the little search box (top left). All is explained.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22115182658853015312014-10-12T15:11:54.994+01:002014-10-12T15:11:54.994+01:00I'm in MM's book 'Au Revoir'... th...I'm in MM's book 'Au Revoir'... the first she wrote about here. She describes me as Jock's best friend (and other things). I'm sure you'd work out who I am. MM was with us about three weeks ago; sipping wine by our pool.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20273796276029805272014-10-12T14:59:45.390+01:002014-10-12T14:59:45.390+01:00I have read Mary Moody's books describing this...I have read Mary Moody's books describing this area. She was a friend of Jock Veitch so I suppose you know her. French ruins used to be very cheap. I toyed with the idea of living in France a few years ago but the cost of renovation and the red tape and regulations for the installation of septic tanks etc made me change my mind.<br />I bought an Australian ruin instead ...a bit easier going about the regulations..nothing medieval here...just dinosaur bones under the house.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44822189073811112972014-10-12T13:34:16.014+01:002014-10-12T13:34:16.014+01:00What a wonderful way to spend some time...strollin...What a wonderful way to spend some time...strolling among ancient buildings, smelling fresh bread. Those baskets are lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68219513894116300182014-10-12T13:29:59.548+01:002014-10-12T13:29:59.548+01:00Okay fill one of those beautiful baskets up with b...Okay fill one of those beautiful baskets up with bread and chestnuts for me and I'll be right there.......Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25056541083518108352014-10-12T13:04:38.777+01:002014-10-12T13:04:38.777+01:00And to spend every other day of the year (almost)....And to spend every other day of the year (almost).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11560558633006176232014-10-12T13:03:54.414+01:002014-10-12T13:03:54.414+01:00Their admiration of all things Chestnut, is certai...Their admiration of all things Chestnut, is certainly admirable.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82378173121676193722014-10-12T11:50:33.199+01:002014-10-12T11:50:33.199+01:00Perhaps a little local moonshine with your brioche...Perhaps a little local moonshine with your brioche would make for a cheerful afternoon. :)<br /><br />This really does look like a wonderful place to spend a nice October day. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47072337861478239742014-10-12T11:39:51.218+01:002014-10-12T11:39:51.218+01:00Tell that to David and Ruth Archer, Rachel.Tell that to David and Ruth Archer, Rachel.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43008821973558847122014-10-12T11:38:45.185+01:002014-10-12T11:38:45.185+01:00Once again I'm going to say how much I love th...Once again I'm going to say how much I love the way that the French have never lost their connection to the land and the harvests.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38849632696354902502014-10-12T10:34:19.203+01:002014-10-12T10:34:19.203+01:00No land with it either!No land with it either!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57636034726542961122014-10-12T10:03:54.276+01:002014-10-12T10:03:54.276+01:00You'll never persuade a farmer to move Weaver!...You'll never persuade a farmer to move Weaver!Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13917618434150271412014-10-12T10:02:27.373+01:002014-10-12T10:02:27.373+01:00I noticed that all the children had iPhones etc.I noticed that all the children had iPhones etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21992114444805916432014-10-12T10:00:03.676+01:002014-10-12T10:00:03.676+01:00It's been for sale for a long time, so I imagi...It's been for sale for a long time, so I imagine it has 'problems', but those pillars are superb.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57289829456712934872014-10-12T09:37:26.819+01:002014-10-12T09:37:26.819+01:00This could only be a French village Cro - and wond...This could only be a French village Cro - and wonderful it is too. Those brioche look beautiful - and that house for sale - would love to look inside. Fancy going back with your camera and giving us a guided tour. If only I were thirty years younger and had an adventurous spirit. (and could persuade the farmer)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25755391818887377432014-10-12T09:19:12.043+01:002014-10-12T09:19:12.043+01:00It's like going back in timeIt's like going back in timeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com