French Bread
By Chris Higginson
Born in Rhodesia, lived in South Africa, sailed the Atlantic and now settled in Burgundy, Chris Higginson brings a unique perspective on France. Author of 'French Bread','Reluctant Assassin 1', 'Perverse Verse' and others we are sure you will enjoy his blogging talents! Chris also has a property on French Connections which you can see here.
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Nov 11. 2008 - Does talking to plants really work?
When I first arrived with my family in the Alsace, in Eastern France, our property had a cherry tree that was about fifteen years old, which had never produced a single cherry...
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Sep 22. 2008 - ‘Urricanes ‘Ardly ‘H’ever ‘Appen…
There are many obstacles to making yourself ‘understood’ in France. One of the important ones is your ‘personal identity’, which includes what you want to call yourself...
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Sep 15. 2008 - Anyone for a game of… Pétanque ?
When I lived in Southwick near Brighton (near ‘Hove Actually’) my mother decided to join the Bowling Club...
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Sep 11. 2008 - The Butterflies of Spring
Riding a bicycle is something that I have been known to do, on very rare occasions...
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Sep 3. 2008 - And the Cow jumped over the moon….
Tootling through Burgundy on a motorbike can be fun.
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Sep 3. 2008 - The Day the Fish get Bombed…
Well, you wouldn’t like it either… having somebody throw bombs across your ceiling! It happens every year and there is nothing the fish can do about it.
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Aug 18. 2008 - We Buy Ducks…
The old man didn’t look like a typical ‘English’ version of a Frenchman. You know the type: onions, garlic, beret, bicycle… He was wearing a dark flat hat, his ‘blues’ (working man’s overalls) and his worn gum boots. He stomped towards us....
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Aug 18. 2008 - The Dijon Food Fair
“Every year there is a food fair in Dijon, each time with a different theme.” Marlene tells me. “How ‘Fascinating’.” I reply. “I have managed to sustain myself for more than three score years with food, so why would a food fair be of any interest to me?”
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Aug 18. 2008 - French Tarts
These come in bewildering variations of colours, flavours and textures, with all sorts of extras on the side. Such as whipping and lacy overlays that hide the temptations hidden underneath.
