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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – homemade pesto
The basil has gone crazy in the garden but it seems to be a little on the woody side so I decided to make a batch of pesto this morning.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update 21st June.
It’s been a wet, wild week punctuated with frequent heavy downpours, occasional hail and the odd moment of bright sunshine.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Crispy chicken thighs with lemon & thyme beans
I made this for supper last night and it was so easy and so tasty I thought I’d share the recipe with you. My first blog for you, my subscribers.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 14th June. Day 35 of déconfinement.
And so my friends, today marks the last day of blogging daily. I’ve blogged now for 3 months exactly to the day and so it seems fitting to choose this day.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 13th June. Day 34 of déconfinement.
The internet flickered back on this morning. Just for a brief moment the livebox starting winking at me and then… it was gone again.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 12th June. Day 33 of déconfinement.
Up early to bake a loaf of bread and then a quick dash round to Louisa’s to check email and write the blog! Still no internet.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 11th June. Day 32 of déconfinement.
Big day today. It’s five months since I last had my hair cut and today’s the day. Looking forward to being pampered just a little
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 10th June. Day 31 of déconfinement.
First job to day was to take the car into the garage. There’s a problem with the anti pollution thingy that needs to be checked out.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 9th June. Day 30 of déconfinement.
There’s a lovely spot in the garden that’s giving us real pleasure at the moment. By the border under the tilleuil tree, there’s a border.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 8th June. Day 29 of déconfinement.
Leaving it until the very last moment, I finally managed to sort out our tax declaration this morning with the help of our accountant about 8 hours before the deadline.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 7th June. Day 28 of déconfinement.
So, we come downstairs, feed the cat who has just wailed to be let in, make a cup of tea, cats wails to be let out again, we let her out again and she races across the grass like lightening.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 6th June. Day 27 of déconfinement.
Today’s going to be an admin day. Income 2019 declaration on-line, updating the accounts, printing off official papers to sign. What joy!