 Tales from France – Tete de Veau – bone out!On our recent trip to France, to celebrate our Granddaughter’s Cheering Your Kids Without Spoiling ThemBelow is a guest post from a great writer Melanie Hargrave. Me Book Review: It’s All About RelationshipBefore I got up the nerve to ask my wife on our first date near Piglet’s Salada da Favas – Broad Bean SaladMy original idea was to try Chica’s recipe of Broad Beans with Success – What Can Contribute To It?Last post we were discussing the roll of play and success. I aske A Chance Encounter with Jamie BeckwithIt was my lucky day recently! While shopping for a client at Rena |
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On our recent trip to France, to celebrate our Granddaughter’s second Birthday, the funniest moment (from my point-of-view) was a meal enjoyed at a local restaurant. Son-in-law kindly translated the menu and Mr Piglet chose the veal option. When his meal arrived, it looked the strangest cut of veal I’d ever seen. Served in slices … Continue reading: Tales from France – Tete de Veau – bone out!  “We’re going to make a Mickey Mouse cake for baby Piglet’s birthday,” my daughter announced. Her words immediately triggered alarm bells in my head. I looked away from my computer aware this conversation needed my full attention. “We” probably meant “You” as in “Me”. “Really?” my response was at best non-committal and even a little lukewarm. I … Continue reading: Tales from France – you must be joking!  This year I’m keeping a photographic diary of my humble vegetable garden. In theory, if I take photographs on the 19th of each month they will offer a direct comparison as to what’s growing when, where and how well. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a record for next year so I can … Continue reading: Piglet’s Plot in April  You must be pigging joking! When I saw the theme for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge was “UP”, I immediately thought of this photograph! No, I was not persuaded to climb up a snaking ladder to the top of this enormous slide. As I pointed out, I may be cabbage looking but I’m not completely mad. So, … Continue reading: No Way! My original idea was to try Chica’s recipe of Broad Beans with Griddled Pork Belly, but silly me left the shopping list at home and I forgot to buy avocado pears. This is my version of the recipe which I served up hot one day with roast chicken, and as left-overs the following day as … Continue reading: Piglet’s Salada da Favas – Broad Bean Salad  We’ve attended many fairs and festivals in Portugal, however this has to rank as not only the most interesting but the most humbling lesson in social integration and how welcoming a small community can be. The day of the “Feira da Sopa” (Soup Fair) dawned cold, damp and miserable. In fact, it was the sort of … Continue reading: Feira da Sopa in Rogil |
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