De captivants à banals, les articles et photographies de “The Baguette” sont une tentative de publier un journal de ma vie dans la Manche et de proposer un forum de discussion pour tout ce qui touche à la Normandie.
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Some members of my family (my aunt and uncle, cousin and mother and father) came to visit last month and we had some wonderful times visiting places in France, Belgium and Germany. Now that they are gone, I miss them very much. Here's a look at some of...
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Although I spent many years living in Tbilisi, I never took the time until now to make my own khinkali, traditional meat dumplings. I followed the recipe below and ended up with approximately 20 khinkali. I cooked ten for lunch and had the rest for dinner....
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I’ll always have pleasant memories of New Year’s 2012 in Strasbourg. Upon arrival, I was a bit overwhelmed with all there was to see—the historic city center lined with timber framed houses and shops decorated for the holidays, the colourful medieval...
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Here are some photos that I took while on Christmas vacation. I went to Gourdon again to spend the holidays with some friends. They live out in the country and so I had many opportunities to go walking through the woods or along quiet roads. On Saturday,...
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For weeks now the house has been decorated for the holidays. I decided to mix it up a little bit by going with a red color scheme for the tree this year. Here are a few photos of some of my decorations. I thought that I would stay in Querqueville this...
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Perhaps the best way to eat chestnuts is to eat them fresh out of the oven. Roasting them over an open fire just doesn’t seem to be as easy as it sounds. The first thing one needs to do is to preheat the oven to 180°C (350° F). Use a sharp paring knife...
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In March of this year, my French teacher from Maison Pour Tous gave me some cuttings from her Christmas cactus. At the time, we were debating whether or not it should be called an Easter cactus. I think I can put that discussion to rest now that it has...
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Finally finished decorating for the holidays. Normally, I go to a friend's house in the southwest of France but this year I am staying in Querqueville. I guess that will give me more time to enjoy my tree and the rest of my decorations. The house is not...
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Many of you already know that I was in the United States for ten days in November for a family reunion. I flew from Paris into Houston and then stayed with my brother, Steve for a few days before our cruise with the entire family started. I was so glad...
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