tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post2294801099397622293..comments2024-01-12T00:56:56.199+01:00Comments on The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque: 226. Step forward 2016Pipéradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-10447402241662190662016-01-27T11:05:16.723+01:002016-01-27T11:05:16.723+01:00That was one big dog wasn't it..!
It was an id...That was one big dog wasn't it..!<br />It was an idyllic afternoon on that headland overlooking the bay. We left before the glassy-eyed post-Sunday lunch crowd arrived!<br />It really was like a summer's afternoon there. Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-21954119230458741402016-01-27T10:40:54.602+01:002016-01-27T10:40:54.602+01:00Enya was very pleasant as well. Was that a Pyrenea...Enya was very pleasant as well. Was that a Pyrenean Mountain Hound or a polar bear with a false tail? LesleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-76015456370218412612016-01-21T13:44:39.831+01:002016-01-21T13:44:39.831+01:00I looked at the website for that restaurant and it...I looked at the website for that restaurant and it's well out of our usual price range. However, I'm always willing to sacrifice myself for the common good, especially if it's a worthy cause. <i>Le Balendre</i> looks very much like a worthy cause to me - so, reluctantly, one of these days I might step in there and throw myself at the tender mercies of the chef.<br />I think every now and again, you have to treat yourself to something special, whether it's a meal, a bottle of wine or whatever. Otherwise life can be flat - with the excitement factor like a drive across the prairies..<br />http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/files/2014/10/FlatLINING.gif<br />Places like this restaurant are slowly disappearing.. and once they've gone..that's it! Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-27491719419948677382016-01-21T10:43:58.680+01:002016-01-21T10:43:58.680+01:00Cahors is a favourite 'long day out' for u...Cahors is a favourite 'long day out' for us now (and when on holiday before the move) and many photos have been taken of the doghead fountain. The hotel only charges €5 / night for the dog so that's a plus.<br />My French is not up to the film - lots of chat about truffles and the usual terroir stuff. 6 generations, that's quite something. LesleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-31478400587458352162016-01-15T10:59:09.651+01:002016-01-15T10:59:09.651+01:00Ouch.. yes, I spotted that too..
He was spookily ...Ouch.. yes, I spotted that too.. <br />He was spookily good in this production with Juliet Stevenson:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2GQSGjTLQA<br />Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-643806522161796632016-01-15T10:20:42.085+01:002016-01-15T10:20:42.085+01:00Here we go again with the wonderful Alan Rickman. ...Here we go again with the wonderful Alan Rickman. Aged 69.<br />We will be showing a tribute season this week of Galaxy Quest and the Harry Potters in our home cinema (DVD & TV). Lesley<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-10709063582660582182016-01-12T10:44:39.088+01:002016-01-12T10:44:39.088+01:00Funny how, like Marmite, there's no middle gro...Funny how, like Marmite, there's no middle ground with black pudding.. Definitely a love-it or hate-it food. Think the fact that one of its prime constituents is blood has something to do with it. I know it's a question of what you're used to but I find the English version enjoyable but not the French. <br />Was "substance abuse" a factor in Bowie's early demise? I don't think the life of a pop star is a particularly healthy one. Few seem to live on to a ripe old age - and of those who do, I wish some of them hadn't..! (an ungenerous thought maybe.. but you can probably guess who I'm thinking of) Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-81185825126549693932016-01-12T09:51:28.628+01:002016-01-12T09:51:28.628+01:00Boudin noir not a favourite and I/we will always l...Boudin noir not a favourite and I/we will always leave it if on a plate of meats, however I do eat the little 'cocktail' sized version if a slice of apple is wth it. Changes the taste and texture somehow.<br />Bowie died having had his birthday and was 69. Great entertainer and will be remembered. 1947 was a good year and this was the cause of much more discussion about young people pegging out. LesleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com