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Hey Guys! Every time I get on TFO I'm so tempted to pop in, but don't want to just "lurk" without contributing. I miss you Guys! A thought crossed my mind that in order for me to be an active participant of the life in CDR i'd probably need to break another leg and be immobilized by post-op complications for another 6 months like I did last year:) other than that my lifestyle is definitely not sitting at the desk, all the computer work I do is on a portable company device which I'd never ever use for the forum time. I'm the old fashioned one that way. Anyway, just wanted to stop by say hi to ya'll and wish you a nice remainder of the weekend
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good mornooning! a nice lazy day ahead today:)
Good morning John. Good morning all.

No real plans for today, apart from buying bread... a daily ritual in France as their bread (and it really is all baguette type) just doesn't keep for a second day.

There is a wine fair by the local producers in the square later so we'll probably look in on that. It seems to involve rather more consumption than the advertised opportunity to buy.

It's not one of the big name wine areas; the locals are "Pays du Gard", ""Duché d'Uzès" and "Pays d'Oc". However, we are not far from the more expensive big names of "Côtes du Rhône" and "Châteauneuf du Pape" so these wines are pretty tasty, but a fraction of the price.
 
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Good morning John. Good morning all.

No real plans for today, apart from buying bread... a daily ritual in France as their bread (and it really is all baguette type) just doesn't keep for a second day.

There is a wine fair by the local producers in the square later so we'll probably look in on that. It seems to involve rather more consumption than the advertised opportunity to buy.

It's not one of the big name wine areas; the locals are "Pays du Gard", ""Duché d'Uzès" and "Pays d'Oc". However, we are not far from the more expensive big names of "Côtes du Rhône" and "Châteauneuf du Pape" so these wines are pretty tasty, but a fraction of the price.


good morning mum :). it's sounds like a perfect Sunday to me! love the fact you can only get baguettes :D
 

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good morning mum :). it's sounds like a perfect Sunday to me! love the fact you can only get baguettes :D
There's a lot of different types of baguettes and you will see some round loves in the bakeries these days... in fact they've even branched into wholemeal versions in recent years... but the main bread here is baguette shaped.

Bakeries are open every day unlike many French shops where Sunday trading only happens in tourist areas in tourist season and public holidays mean the whole country closes down. It's not unusual to see French people collecting half a dozen loaves every morning for their family.

We have a public holiday on Monday for the "Assumption Day" religious festival which I assume is actually today. That probably explains large quantities of wine being consumed on the square tonight :D
 

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There's a lot of different types of baguettes and you will see some round loves in the bakeries these days... in fact they've even branched into wholemeal versions in recent years... but the main bread here is baguette shaped.

Bakeries are open every day unlike many French shops where Sunday trading only happens in tourist areas in tourist season and public holidays mean the whole country closes down. It's not unusual to see French people collecting half a dozen loaves every morning for their family.

We have a public holiday on Monday for the "Assumption Day" religious festival which I assume is actually today. That probably explains large quantities of wine being consumed on the square tonight :D


perfect!! I suppose it would be rude not to join in the celibrations ;)
 

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I treated myself to a samsung tablet, with the hope of using it as an 'entertainment system' ... streaming films and will have music (lots of) ... is anyone clued up on the apps to download??
 

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