tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3952957184706851872..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: A Very Happy Accident.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55126310824589456052016-03-26T07:39:11.458+00:002016-03-26T07:39:11.458+00:00Well it sounds overall as if 'you done good...Well it sounds overall as if 'you done good' as is sometimes said. If you have achieved happiness then you really have achieved a great deal more than many strive a lifetime to achieve.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26835835848428261942016-03-26T04:27:41.119+00:002016-03-26T04:27:41.119+00:00Oh it was Jo. I think our Easter weekend may be DA...Oh it was Jo. I think our Easter weekend may be DAMP.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60362104220292322172016-03-26T04:26:24.722+00:002016-03-26T04:26:24.722+00:00Even that is less reliable than it used to be. A &...Even that is less reliable than it used to be. A 'relais' could usually be guaranteed to feed you well, but these days they serve a captive audience, and often serve 'motorway food'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6362667143161791992016-03-25T21:47:26.706+00:002016-03-25T21:47:26.706+00:00In France, watch where the "white vans" ...In France, watch where the "white vans" eat at lunchtime...the more white vans outside, the better the food!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48553812552999536782016-03-25T19:42:48.474+00:002016-03-25T19:42:48.474+00:00What a gastronomic delight the first restaurant wa...What a gastronomic delight the first restaurant was. I could "taste" the food. Have a wonderful weekend. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47125326964553944592016-03-25T16:39:16.989+00:002016-03-25T16:39:16.989+00:00Sometimes, the simplest-looking places to eat are ...Sometimes, the simplest-looking places to eat are the most delightful finds when it comes to good food. Nowadays, with all of the rules and regulations, I don't suppose you'll find too many place... if any... like what you found in 1972. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure what you DID was make a brilliant life-changing leap of faith. And it was a huge success. (SEE how smart you were?)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30888357608979008002016-03-25T15:04:09.596+00:002016-03-25T15:04:09.596+00:00My mother discovered ED in the 50's, and as a ...My mother discovered ED in the 50's, and as a result we ate very well. It was down to her.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27117869287134319022016-03-25T15:03:24.631+00:002016-03-25T15:03:24.631+00:00I like that.I like that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54086900666725987842016-03-25T15:02:57.904+00:002016-03-25T15:02:57.904+00:00It's a dying race. Hard work used to be revere...It's a dying race. Hard work used to be revered here, but now it's seen as weakness.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67623067404478585822016-03-25T15:00:30.677+00:002016-03-25T15:00:30.677+00:00I am an ardent Elizabeth David fan and absolutely ...I am an ardent Elizabeth David fan and absolutely love her description of how to make an omelette.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82927620001390481962016-03-25T14:14:32.919+00:002016-03-25T14:14:32.919+00:00My husband's grandmother was a very poor singl...My husband's grandmother was a very poor single mother to four on a hardscrabble plot. His father said she could make sausage with only bread - no meat - that tasted just like the real thing. She was very frugal throughout her life. Saved rubber band balls, tin foil and bread bags and even in her eighties, would be out hunched over her rake in her vegetable garden. Strong woman.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63184869772445241352016-03-25T14:01:01.939+00:002016-03-25T14:01:01.939+00:00I've always liked stories with happy endings, ...I've always liked stories with happy endings, but stories with happy continue-ings are even better!<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76843912636069599232016-03-25T12:59:05.574+00:002016-03-25T12:59:05.574+00:00I was a rash fool, but now't wrong with that!I was a rash fool, but now't wrong with that!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46157882901616922212016-03-25T11:57:35.579+00:002016-03-25T11:57:35.579+00:00How courageous you were to have come to France so ...How courageous you were to have come to France so young, and with a family to support as well. As for us, France came at the right time, so we have no regrets about not having come here sooner. France must have done the same for you....the opportunity to come here arrived in your life, so you took it. Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47343888810429263212016-03-25T10:38:39.019+00:002016-03-25T10:38:39.019+00:00I tried to learn Italian, but it wouldn't stic...I tried to learn Italian, but it wouldn't stick.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66463855334215083912016-03-25T10:35:28.268+00:002016-03-25T10:35:28.268+00:00 or Italy..? Good food here as well x or Italy..? Good food here as well xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64390917039815863012016-03-25T09:32:07.482+00:002016-03-25T09:32:07.482+00:00I shall go and look that up; sounds just up my str...I shall go and look that up; sounds just up my street.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89983457808550436432016-03-25T09:31:07.563+00:002016-03-25T09:31:07.563+00:00My motto is 'Never Join' (re the red tape)...My motto is 'Never Join' (re the red tape).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37937493875932540282016-03-25T09:30:21.112+00:002016-03-25T09:30:21.112+00:00I might have bought a farm in N Wales, or moved ba...I might have bought a farm in N Wales, or moved back to London, or even gone to some Greek Island. Difficult to know.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41048000673595744262016-03-25T09:29:21.903+00:002016-03-25T09:29:21.903+00:00All turned out fine, and is still so.All turned out fine, and is still so.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54149547249662587032016-03-25T09:05:49.219+00:002016-03-25T09:05:49.219+00:00A lovely post. Re: Middle Eastern Cookery, I'...A lovely post. Re: Middle Eastern Cookery, I'm thinking of the Meggadarra that I make from a Claudia Roden book. The ingredients are just lentils, rice, oil, onions and seasoning but the flavour is miraculously out of this world! xlovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36471087990839441232016-03-25T08:55:56.506+00:002016-03-25T08:55:56.506+00:00We had a similar experience at a village auberge o...We had a similar experience at a village auberge outside Sarlat. Our son was weaned on their asparagus and strawberries, and we vowed to change our complicated lives for something simpler, which we did. I still sigh and wonder whose silly it was to come to France, but only in moments of red-taped frustration!Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11852267611002074392016-03-25T08:51:29.592+00:002016-03-25T08:51:29.592+00:00Where would you be now if you hadn't gone?Where would you be now if you hadn't gone?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40994218465494518642016-03-25T08:31:11.239+00:002016-03-25T08:31:11.239+00:00I can so imagine that thought. Brave but seems to...I can so imagine that thought. Brave but seems to have turned out well. The children had the advantage of becoming bilingual. Fab opportunity you gave them. Anna of Mutton Style and Yearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123818835370240987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83819938927340576982016-03-25T07:13:08.703+00:002016-03-25T07:13:08.703+00:00When you put it like that; who am I to argue. It&#...When you put it like that; who am I to argue. It's been a wonderful trip.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com