Man discovered alcohol thousands of years ago – without doubt as a result of a fortuitous accident with fermenting fruit. But as sure as God made little red grapes, that man stumbled upon a hangover the following morning. And he’s been looking for a cure ever since… As lows follow highs, after a night of [...]
Archive for December, 2011
On hangovers…(and how to avoid them)
Posted in Food Columns on December 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
La Lune… and its effect on the French
Posted in Living in rural France... on December 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Did you know that there is a right (and a wrong) time to cut your hair? And that your jam keeps better if it’s made at a certain time of the month? It has apparently all to do with the moon. If you want your hair to grow thick and fast you should have it [...]
A RETRO Sunday…
Posted in Living in rural France... on December 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A VIDE-GRENIER is a sort of amateur flea market. They have them all over France every Sunday – most villages offering just one in spring and one in autumn. It literally means empty-the-attic and that is exactly what people do, displaying everything they no longer have a need for, in the hope that someone else [...]
