Less than a year ago we bought a new Honda® Accord and now, even before it needs its first oil change, we’re selling it. Bill’s sister-in-law Elaine needed a new car and we certainly can’t take it with us so it was a perfect match. Twenty-five years ago we bought essentially the same vehicle but in the basic version. This time around we got all the bells and … Continue reading Fonda our Honda®
Thanks to everyone who sent us the info about how drinking champagne might improve your memory. You certainly know our taste! If you haven’t seen the report going around the news, a study was conducted in England where mice who were given champagne were better able to complete a maze than those who did not get any bubbly. Apparently the antioxidants in the drink helped their brains function better. But what if you’re on a beer budget? Continue reading “Champagne taste”
You’ve probably heard of the apparent contradiction that the French have a low incidence of heart disease despite consuming seemingly large amounts of saturated fats. There is at least one very successful diet book based on this Paradox that includes dairy, red meat, and wine every day. We can confirm from just general observations, at least at traditional gathering points for the locals such as the open-air market, the butcher shop, the seafood vendor, etc. that it continues to be true. Interestingly we saw yesterday that the building that used to house a well-known US based hamburger chain is now a café/brasserie serving individually prepared meals from all fresh ingredients. No one getting fat here! Continue reading “The other French paradox”
This morning the city of Carcassonne held a memorial service to remember all of the innocent people killed in last night’s attacks in Paris. We join them in that moment of silence. Continue reading Moment of silence
We went to Trader Joe’s® today and I’ll let you guess why based on the accompanying photo. You may recall that we’ve been “shopping from the pantry” trying to use up all of the food that we still have stored on the shelves. That policy applies to the wine cellar as well and it would appear that we’ve done a really good job of clearing the shelves down there! If you’ve been to our house you know that these wine racks are typically full just in case a hurricane hits Atlanta and it’s unsafe to drink the water. Continue reading “Running on empty”
If you know Bill, you’ll know how easily he meets people. At the end of the street where we rented a house recently in Carcassonne there’s a bar/restaurant called Formule 1 with a race car theme. I’ll just let this photo tell the rest of the story. He’s going to learn French REALLY fast! Continue reading Bill’s new friend
Paris boasts thousands of cafés. Bill and I have visited the City of Light several times and I can recall only once, when friends from London popped over to visit us for the day (“My love, why don’t we go see the boys in Paris for lunch”) did we actually sit down to enjoy a glass of wine and watch the world go by on … Continue reading Café culture
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