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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 24th May. Day 14 of déconfinement.
After the trauma of being breathalysed last night I woke up bright and early and enjoyed an hour listening to the birds with a large cup of tea.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 23rd May. Day 13 of déconfinement.
Soft persistent rain woke me up this morning. That and the blackbird singing, perched in his usual spot on the aerial of our neighour’s house.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 22nd May. Day 12 of déconfinement.
You know when you wake up in the morning and already can’t wait for bedtime again? That was me this morning. A large cup of tea – and back to bed.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 21st May. Day 11 of déconfinement.
Nigel had a dream last night. A nightmare in fact. Sandwiches were not allowed anymore. They were forbidden. Can you imagine? No sandwiches?
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 20th May. Day 10 of déconfinement.
Wow! Vines in the Loire valley are in flower. The Cabernet Franc at Domaine de la Noblaie in the Chinon appellation is off and raring to go.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 19th May. Day 9 of déconfinement.
Bad news from the UK. The vineyard where Nigel worked before we moved to France suffered terrible frost damage a few nights ago. 90-100% damage.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 18th May. Day 8 of déconfinement.
I have a lovely complexion apparently. At least that’s what my mother keeps telling me every time we talk on FaceTime. It’s a little bit embarrassing.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 17th May. Day 7 of déconfinement.
It’s a brioche Jim, but not as we know it! Star Trek fans will know what I mean. It’s delicious, it looks great, and there are yummy chewy bits but…
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 16th May. Day 6 of déconfinement.
I had the best night’s sleep last night. Was it due to the fact that I got up at half five yesterday morning? Was it the 6km walk through the vineyards?
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 15th May. Day 5 of déconfinement.
As you know I’ve been extremely slack when it comes to exercise during the lock-down. Despite promising myself I would do something every day,
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 14th May. Day 4 of déconfinement.
We ventured into Tours today for the first time since the lock-down. Two things felt strange, firstly, being together in the car.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 13th May. Day 3 of déconfinement.
Putting together my educational wine notes this morning for the Montdomaine Guided Tasting case. The history & provenance of grape varieties is interesting.
