So glad we drove into Clermont-Ferrand. First planned to leave the Notre Dame du port for what it is, thinking what a drag it is to get Merlin into a …
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22 feb
We’re on the road again. Just like we should, because we are, as Julie says, rolling stones. We have to move on. Said Au revoir to Chassenat. Realized I hadn’t …
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Rollin’ Stone
I found myself grumbling about Chassenat this morning. Chassenat is the house we’ve been staying at for the last 6 weeks. It’s rather grand. As I staggered to the kitchen …
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17 feb
The third time I should have figured it out – Following the Grande Randonnee 36 (GR 36) to Brantome that is. I lost the path on both of my two …
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The mountain grass can not but hold the place where the mountain hare has lain, W.B. Yeats
There is an academic field called historical geography. My sister-in-law told me about it once. It studies the physical traces of civilization on the landscape. When people occupy a place, …
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16 feb
There is a selfish part about love. I think I always understood this. Only by respecting yourself you can become valuable for someone else. I remember thinking about these things …
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15 feb
Okay, I am convinced. Assuming democracy is the most perfect way to politically organize a society, we have to get rid of the system of equal representation. I have gotten …
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14 feb
The Perigord is full of good food. Foie gras might be the most famous. The quite aggressive feeding methods are considered horrible, but I think they are rather humane compared …
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Poetic Colours of France O – Blue
VOWELS, Arthur Rimbaud Black A, white E, red I, green U, blue O – vowels, Some day I will open your silent pregnancies: A, black belt, hairy with burst flies, …
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13 feb
Why are there so many Berlingo’s in France? Sometimes they are called Kangoo, or Partner, but they’re all really Berlingo’s. Small high cars that have enough storage space to carry …
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