Week 24 2023

 Hello!

 Did you know there is a private art gallery situated on the banks of the Dordogne at St Surin de Prats? Visitors are welcome to the gallery by host Kit Bently and the resident artist Eric Bourse.  For more information visit www.liveinart.co.uk or call 06 21 44 73 92

Here's one of Eric's paintings to give you a taste of what there is to see...

And now...?

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 24

15 June

16 June

17 June

18 June - Father's Day

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Are you looking for a Father's Day gift? Or a wine lover's gift?  These are new into the boutique Arts Typiques in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.

 

The wine coolers work with the traditional method of natural evaporation which keeps the bottles cool.  

Soak the porous bottle holder in cool water, or run it under the cold tap until it is soaked through, place your bottle straight from the fridge and into the ceramic bottle holder.  As the heat of the day dries the water from the bottle holder, so it draws away the heat from the bottle of wine.  It won't cool a warm bottle, but it will keep a cold bottle cool.  Cheers!🥂

Week 23 2023

 Hello!

St Jean be Blaignac

It’s June and the Marche Nocturne (Night Market) season is starting.  But what is a Night Market?  It’s certainly nothing like a farmer’s market.  Think of it as an open air food hall with added entertainment - live music, a singer, a disco...  There are long communal benches in the centre and all around local food producers, restaurateurs and caterers have stands selling their produce – it’s like street food I guess, but with the added comfort of somewhere to sit.

  

How does it work?  You choose what you’d like to eat, buy it from the stand and take it back to the table to eat and share.  So, you can buy your bread from the baker, your wine from a local vineyard and choose whatever else you like the look of, perhaps a plate of charcuterie, a duck breast cooked on the wood from old vines, moules frites or an omelette with cepes.  You just never know what you might find…

Whenever I go, I like to be a little prepared, so, I have a ‘Night Market Kit’!  In my basket I have sharp knives and forks.  The cutlery provided can often be plastic, which can make a steak hard work… I also add wine glasses, a bottle of water and serviettes.  We have a tablecloth too, just for fun (and it works a bit like a towel on a sunlounger for saving a spot) – and once I saw a group with a candelabra! 

 

If your village or town is having a night market, or you’d like to recommend one, please let me know and I can include it in the newsletter.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time. 

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

 

Week 23

 

 8 June

 9 June

10 June

11 June

Coming up...

And finally...

These Anti-Mosquito Spiral holders are really the accessory for the season! Another load hot from the kiln!  If you don't have one yet, what are you waiting for? You can find them at the boutique Arts Typiques in Sauveterre, or I can arrange collection in Mouliets - Contact me, 06 30 89 85 36