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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 20th April. Day thirty seven.
I lay in bed listening to the blackbird singing loudly in the garden this morning. He sits on the top of our gate post. A little treat to start the day.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 19th April. Day thirty six.
A dreary day here in the Loire. Grey and dull. It’s trying to rain but not making a very good job of it. A sluggish start in this house.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 18th April. Day thirty five.
Up bright and breezy this morning to get that sourdough loaf in the oven. Great expectations as they say (well I have great expectations anyway).
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 17th April. Day thirty four.
I used to hate cats. My family was a ‘dog’ family. My Dad hates cats and so I hated cats. We always had labradors in our house.
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Wine Education – fighting frost
My picture today is of what we call a ‘tow and blow’ machine. One of the many tools used by winemakers to fight frost here in the Loire.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 16th April. Day thirty three.
Lemon and lime drizzle cake for breakfast with a black coffee. Life’s not so bad after all. A bit of a treat to start the day.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 15th April. Day thirty two.
I’d like to report that we are both feeling revived, refreshed and raring to go this morning having had a night off the wine.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 14th April. Day thirty one.
So, confinement has been extended until May 11th. After that, (if all goes to plan), there’ll be a progressive reopening of nuseries, schools and colleges.
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Wine Education – the difference between a lieu-dit and a hameau
Do you know the difference between a lieu-dit and a hameau. Do you know what either of them means?
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 13th April. Day thirty.
A rather cloudy start to the day brightened by the first sighting of a Hoopoe in the garden. Hoopoes are such beautiful exotic looking birds.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 12 April. Day twenty nine.
Another sunny morning this Easter Sunday. As I lie in bed I can hear the gentle hum of the cooler in the winery opposite. A sure sign of warmer weather.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 11th April. Day twenty eight.
As it’s the Easter weekend I decided to make something appropriate for lunch today. Scotch eggs. One of Nigel’s favourite things in the world.