Just another
Sunday morning and it’s a beautiful day!
As long as I can soak in the beauty around me it makes no difference if it rained overnight and left everything outdoors misty and wet; it’s warm and the smells are delicious.
From where I sit I can see the quince tree outside the dining room window; I wish that I had some dry wood to make a fire in this lovely old fireplace.
Last night when we were at Josep’s I asked about a wood supply and this morning I was going to locate it; I did, it’s all wet but hopefully will soon dry out. When we make a fire we’ll need to remember to build it up against the back of the fireplace; teepee style. The thought of a nice fire burning downstairs excites me.
There’s a one cup coffee press here and we’re so fortunate that there’s also a small drip coffee pot. We nag about the coffee pot taking so long to brew but at least they both do the job. Since I tend to use the coffee press, it takes a few refills before I have my morning coffee fix.
Where I’m sitting downstairs I can look out the widow and see a backyard full of trees; I’ve yet to find the walnut tree but the quince tree is laden with mature or almost mature fruit. As I think more about quince, they resemble fat, sometimes distorted pears; I believe that this is the first time I’ve seen a real one. At home we have the ornamental quince shrubs but I don’t believe they produce any fruit.
Here’s a little bit of folklore that I found on the net about walnuts!
Folklore & History of this species: Shelled walnuts look very much like the two halves of a brain. It is for this reason that the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that walnuts cured headaches. There was also a Roman belief that sleeping in the shade of a walnut tree caused headaches and uneasiness. This may be because the trees produce chemicals called ‘juglones. This stops other plants from growing underneath them and some people still believe that lying under such trees makes them feel unwell.
It’s the first time that I’ve ever picked walnuts and I had no idea if I wanted the ones still in their green husks or the ones without; I quickly learned. Okay..I’ll fess up … I really tried to peel one and I think I’ll have a greenish brown thumb nail for at least another week. If the truth be known, the ones without a husk look sort of moth eaten and I so I had passed them by.
Judy and I spent most of the afternoon driving around the back roads and it was a fun time. We even browsed the Chateau in Chalabre and Nadia, I even saw a cat that resembled Haley! I can hardly wait to show you the photo I’ve taken of this kitty. When I showed the photo to Pat she told me that she used to also have a cat that looked like Haley and her name was; Itney Nitney. Pat said that she was only a youngster when she gave her cat this name and the reason for it was because the cat looked as though she was knit out of multicoloured yarn.
I went to Google to find a complete photo of the Chateau as we could never seem to do so; here’s a good one.
http://www.randylofficier.com/chalabre03.html
And wouldn’t you know that this is the same Randy who Pat knows.
There are not many grocery stores in this area and all of them were closed – it’s Sunday!
On our way home we returned to the little downtown area of Sainte-Colombe-sur-l’hers and as we drove up one street I saw some of David’s ants on the side of the street. David is an artist and we’ve met him and his family a few times since we’ve been here. Here’s his website
http://www.frenchentree.com/languedoc-events/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=24581
I’d love to have a piece of his art in my back garden but there’s just no way to bring a piece home with me. David was munching on some fresh hazelnuts that he was picking in his back yard; he’d crack them open with a heavy-duty pair of pliers. These are the same pliers that he uses to bend the wire that he uses in his work; recycled from vineyard wire.
When we were at David’s he gave us quite a few apples from one of his backyard trees. Judy made some of the most delicious applesauce that I’ve ever eaten out of those apples; we have more apples for at least another pot! This applesauce is so delicious and we’ve managed to treat ourselves to some of the acacia honey with hazel nuts and delicious greek style yogourt; this is just about to die for.
I’ve been promised some of my photos before I go to bed this evening and if so; I’ll try to post some of them. I’m not too sure how many photos we can or cannot post to this site.
Bonne nuit,
Winn
As long as I can soak in the beauty around me it makes no difference if it rained overnight and left everything outdoors misty and wet; it’s warm and the smells are delicious.
From where I sit I can see the quince tree outside the dining room window; I wish that I had some dry wood to make a fire in this lovely old fireplace.
Last night when we were at Josep’s I asked about a wood supply and this morning I was going to locate it; I did, it’s all wet but hopefully will soon dry out. When we make a fire we’ll need to remember to build it up against the back of the fireplace; teepee style. The thought of a nice fire burning downstairs excites me.
There’s a one cup coffee press here and we’re so fortunate that there’s also a small drip coffee pot. We nag about the coffee pot taking so long to brew but at least they both do the job. Since I tend to use the coffee press, it takes a few refills before I have my morning coffee fix.
Where I’m sitting downstairs I can look out the widow and see a backyard full of trees; I’ve yet to find the walnut tree but the quince tree is laden with mature or almost mature fruit. As I think more about quince, they resemble fat, sometimes distorted pears; I believe that this is the first time I’ve seen a real one. At home we have the ornamental quince shrubs but I don’t believe they produce any fruit.
Here’s a little bit of folklore that I found on the net about walnuts!
Folklore & History of this species: Shelled walnuts look very much like the two halves of a brain. It is for this reason that the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that walnuts cured headaches. There was also a Roman belief that sleeping in the shade of a walnut tree caused headaches and uneasiness. This may be because the trees produce chemicals called ‘juglones. This stops other plants from growing underneath them and some people still believe that lying under such trees makes them feel unwell.
It’s the first time that I’ve ever picked walnuts and I had no idea if I wanted the ones still in their green husks or the ones without; I quickly learned. Okay..I’ll fess up … I really tried to peel one and I think I’ll have a greenish brown thumb nail for at least another week. If the truth be known, the ones without a husk look sort of moth eaten and I so I had passed them by.
Judy and I spent most of the afternoon driving around the back roads and it was a fun time. We even browsed the Chateau in Chalabre and Nadia, I even saw a cat that resembled Haley! I can hardly wait to show you the photo I’ve taken of this kitty. When I showed the photo to Pat she told me that she used to also have a cat that looked like Haley and her name was; Itney Nitney. Pat said that she was only a youngster when she gave her cat this name and the reason for it was because the cat looked as though she was knit out of multicoloured yarn.
I went to Google to find a complete photo of the Chateau as we could never seem to do so; here’s a good one.
http://www.randylofficier.com/chalabre03.html
And wouldn’t you know that this is the same Randy who Pat knows.
There are not many grocery stores in this area and all of them were closed – it’s Sunday!
On our way home we returned to the little downtown area of Sainte-Colombe-sur-l’hers and as we drove up one street I saw some of David’s ants on the side of the street. David is an artist and we’ve met him and his family a few times since we’ve been here. Here’s his website
http://www.frenchentree.com/languedoc-events/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=24581
I’d love to have a piece of his art in my back garden but there’s just no way to bring a piece home with me. David was munching on some fresh hazelnuts that he was picking in his back yard; he’d crack them open with a heavy-duty pair of pliers. These are the same pliers that he uses to bend the wire that he uses in his work; recycled from vineyard wire.
When we were at David’s he gave us quite a few apples from one of his backyard trees. Judy made some of the most delicious applesauce that I’ve ever eaten out of those apples; we have more apples for at least another pot! This applesauce is so delicious and we’ve managed to treat ourselves to some of the acacia honey with hazel nuts and delicious greek style yogourt; this is just about to die for.
I’ve been promised some of my photos before I go to bed this evening and if so; I’ll try to post some of them. I’m not too sure how many photos we can or cannot post to this site.
Bonne nuit,
Winn
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