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Just in time for sunset.
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Out … finally… after 3+ hours of driving, to Soulac sur Mer on the Atlantic coast. A ridiculously busy seaside town.
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Lots of driving west…
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Next we went in search of Tich Nat Han’s monastery, which turns out to be an hour west of us. Unfortunately it is closed to visitors during Covid, but we passed the brown robed residents hiking the hills on the way in.
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Castellones. Heading west from Monflanquin we went through this pretty little village. A sweet old gentleman saw me taking photos and led me to a date carved in stone on a wall in the town square. It read 1621.
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Certainly too good for the stew.
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Hi there. I haven’t forgotten about you:) We have been lazing about at home this week, but will be back on the road exploring tomorrow. In the mean time, here is today’s bread recipe:
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Chestnut pudding with crème anglais port poached pears and chestnut cake.
It was quite a production!
Anyway, they are safely locked in the second fridge now, along with a brining Turkey and couple dozen oysters.
Christmas, I’m ready for ya!
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A few pics on the way to Toulouse this am. We felt like intrepid explorers venturing into the frozen lands at the crack of dawn. In reality it was 8.30 am, and the French had already dropped their kids off at school, on their way to work. But it was frosty and very pretty.
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We went into Toulouse today to visit our BNP bank manager in preparation for buying the house. Our first impression of the city, several months ago, was not great. Today we returned, open to the possibility of being persuaded in its favor. I think that we are warming to it.
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Danish / Norwegian Seed and Nut Brød. noglu-nomoo.com/norse-sty…
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More from Bergerac.
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Heading into Bergerac again, to visit my parents optician.
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A wonderful brocant.
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Another gorgeous foggy morning.
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Ok maybe it is a little early for Christmas cake, but it is delicious anyway :p
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An incredible ArtNouveau classic in the heart of Agen. It’s an apartment building and is for sale 😲
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An afternoon exploring Agen.
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Experimenting with Clafoutis. One of my favorite deserts, made dairy and gluten free of course. This one was made with port roasted Christmas spiced pears. noglu-nomoo.com/dairy-fre…
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A wintry walk through the nighttime streets of Agen.
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Sarlat Christmas market:
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Property #49: Very nearly right. 3 sided mas with 2 towers. 9 bedrooms. Two lovely ones and a bunch of little ones. 3 interior staircases, and 1 exterior. 1 gite, with potential for 1 more big one. Potential for big Venue space. And the most gorgeous river! Views of the Pyrenees.
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Even though we have an accepted offer on 32 we continue to look at properties for 2 reasons: 1) the possibility for a sale to not go through is quite high due to: excessively long closing period, complicated title, local politics, agricultural rights of first refusal, mayoral rights of first refusal, or just because the seller changes their mind. 2) there are more properties to see and we enjoy the process.
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Christmas markets are popping up in every little town. Here are some pics from yesterday’s trip into Villeneuve sur Lot. Junk food, ice skating and little fairground rides! I hear that the best one is in Sarlat, but we haven’t been up there since it opened last weekend
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