Hello!
Just don’t ask about the melon d’espagne jam…
It may be cold outside, but there are little splashes of
colour creeping into the garden.
Whatever you do this week, Have a great time in the Gironde
and Dordogne regions.
Best wishes,
Helen
Week 6 2015
A great week for VO films in Libourne.
Monday 2 February
The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is a feast
to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby
Jesus. In France, this holiday is
called la Chandeleur, Fête de la Lumière, or jour des crêpes.
Not only do the French eat a lot of crêpes on Chandeleur, but they also
do a bit of fortune telling while making them. It is traditional to hold a coin
in your writing hand and a crêpe pan in the other, and flip the crêpe into the
air. If you manage to catch the crêpe in the pan, your family will be
prosperous for the rest of the year.
There is also a train of thought that suggests you should keep this well
flipped pancake on the top of the wardrobe for the year to doubly ensure good
fortune…
Tuesday 3 February
3 February 14h15 : Whiplash
is showing in VO at the Grandecran
in Libourne.
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music
conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who
will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Starring Miles Teller, J.K Simmons, Melissa
Benoist
Wednesday 4 February
The Gensake is now open from Wednesday till Sunday for lunch and dinner. The lunch
menu Wed-Sat is 14€ wine included which changes every day, and dinner will be
25€ for 3 courses as follows:
Entrée
·
Laksa Soup: chili roasted
pumpkin, coconut milk, lime, Ginger and glass noodles
·
Calamari and shrimp tempura with a zingy dipping
sauce
·
Smoked salmon tartar with dill, red onion
and crème fraiche
Plat principal
·
Duck breast oven roasted with honey and winter
spices, rosti and sweet potato purée
·
Oven roasted Pork belly stuffed with mushrooms
and fresh hearbs, cider gravy, rocket mash and seasonal vegetables
·
Filet of Seabass steamed with soya sauce and
fresh Ginger, vegetablejullienne
Desserts maison
·
Pistachio chocolate lava cake
·
Apple and walnut strudel with homemade caramel
ice cream
·
Kahlua Tiramisu
Looking forward to seeing you soon, Jennie
4 February 13h45 : Queen
and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II
joins the military to fight in the Korean War. Starring Callum Turner, Caleb
Landry Jones and Pat Short
4 February 21h45
: The Imitation Game is showing in VO
at the Grandecran in Libourne.
Based on the
real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the
nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers
at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park,
during the darkest days of World War II.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly and Matthew Goode.
Thursday 5 February
5 February 13h45 : Queen
and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
5 February 16h10 : Whiplash
is showing in VO at the Grandecran
in Libourne.
5 February 19h20 : The
Theory of Everything is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
The Theory of Everything is the story of the most
brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde
the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the
1960s. Little was expected from Stephen Hawking, a bright but shiftless student
of cosmology, given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal
illness at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love of
fellow Cambridge student, Jane Wilde, and he went on to be called the successor
to Einstein, as well as a husband and father to their three children. Over the
course of their marriage as Stephen's body collapsed and his academic renown
soared, fault lines were exposed that tested the lineaments of their
relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives.
Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones and Emily Watson
5 February 19h25
: The Imitation Game is showing in VO
at the Grandecran in Libourne.
Friday 6 February
6 February 13h45 : Queen
and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
6 February 13h45
: The Imitation Game is showing in VO
at the Grandecran in Libourne.
6 February
16h10 : The Theory of Everything is
showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
6 February :
Degustations de soups en chansons et en musique at the Centre culturel de
Castillon. Go along, taste the soups and listen to the music. Voluntary contributions welcome.
6 February : Quiz night at the Gensake in Gensac. Looks like I'll be your quiz master and for those of you who like a spot of Rugby, the match will be showing on the big screen in the bar. But, just as important - what will you eat? Fish'n'chips or curry. Call ahead to book your meal. 05 57 47 41 04
Saturday 7 February
7 February 13h45 : Queen
and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
7 February 18h : 20
Feet from Stardom is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the
spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music,
but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer
7 February 19h30 :
Repas Choucroute at Belves de Castillon.
7 February 20h : Soiree Jimboura at Villefranche du
Longchat.
7 February 20h30 : Mozaic Jazz Band in concert at
Castillon. Organised by the Lions. It’s a great Jazz Band, they don’t often travel
this far south.
Sunday 8 February
8 February : Weekly Flea market in Rauzan.
8 February 13h45 & 18h15 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
8 February 16h10 : Whiplash
is showing in VO at the Grandecran
in Libourne.
8 February 20h30
: The Imitation Game is showing in VO
at the Grandecran in Libourne.
8 February 20h30 : The
Theory of Everything is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
Coming up…
RNA
Aquitaine will be holding their monthly lunch on Wednesday 11th February.
The time is 1200'
and the
location, the Hotel du Nord, Tombeboeuf.
Membership of the Royal Naval Association is open to all serving and former
members of the RN, RM, WRNS and QARNNS, and their families. Contact Ken Napier
0553 017280.
And finally…
My plate addiction took hold again last weekend… Sunshine on a cloudy day, who could
resist? Certainly not me!
