Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 30 January, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The last rodent lodger to take up residence in our house was evicted with great difficulty, but I think that one of his close relatives has now launched a major offensive above our bedroom. At four o’clock this morning we were awoken by a rattling in the ceiling that sounded like a warthog trying to line [...]
Posted in the Alps on 24 January, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Family Stuff, Farming on 20 January, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have a small vineyard behind the farm and the grapes picked from it every October are crushed and transformed into a vicious homebrew, affectionately called “poison”. This is my husband’s primary source of vitamin C.
We had the official tasting ceremony yesterday. He went down to the cellar and filled up a 5 litre plastic container with wine from [...]
Posted in the Alps on 19 January, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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