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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 8th April. Day twenty five.
First job this morning was to feed ‘Sally’ starter. I added another 50g of flour (25g plain, 25g wholemeal), 50ml of water at 26°C and gave it a stir.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 7th April. Day twenty four.
My yesterday’s bread was not voted the favourite so far it has to be said. It rose well and has great flavour but seems a bit dry.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 6th April. Day twenty three.
Soft rain is falling this morning. It’s a good rain Nigel says. Gentle and constant. Perfect, because yesterday he spent the afternoon patching up the lawn.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 5th April. Day twenty two.
What do you need after a late night with friends? A cooked English breakfast that’s what. There’s nothing to beat it! Minor detail the friends weren’t here!
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 4th April. Day twenty one.
Nigel turned over in bed this morning and said, “I’ve made the cocktails for tonight! We’re having rhubard bellinis and I just made them in my dream”.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 3rd April. Day twenty.
I would make the world’s worst reporter in a time of crisis. Cathy goes to visit healthcare staff on the front line (she holds back tears).
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 2nd April. Day nineteen.
Squirrels are cute aren’t they? Especially the sweet little red ones that we find here in the Loire with their bushy tails, acrobatically leaping about.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Bloomer
With all this time on my hands I’ve been doing a lot of baking and a lot of bread making. Today I made a ‘Bloomer’, a traditional English loaf.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 1st April. Day eighteen.
I’m a day late getting my monthly newsletters out. Totally inexcusable. It’s not as if I’ve been too busy is it. I hope my subscribers will forgive me.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. Tuesday 31st March. Day seventeen.
Are we alone or do you have a favourite mug too? In our house we have a selection of mugs. Some are ok for tea, others for coffee and some we avoid.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. Monday 30th March. Day sixteen.
Another frosty start to the day. It seems like temperatures are going to be low for most of the week. I think of the vignerons often at the moment.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down? Sunday 29th March. Day fifteen.
It seemed like a busy morning which seems impossible as there was absolutely nothing to achieve. The clocks springing forward an hour probably contributed.