THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIAR AND A NEW CHEESE. Time to look back at the photos again and the joy of the familiar suddenly made me smile. Events that come round every year and that we never get fed up with. One of them is the annual garden event at Château de la Bourdaisiere. And of course we enjoyed a delicious cake and coffee in the tearoom. Her old bread oven had been lit and used that morning. There was still plenty of.

Social history in the Touraine Central France. Research and discussion on the history and peoples of the area. How to get the best from this history blog site.

One of our other blogs. Has changed its name and header. The change came about when we realised that there is so much history to this area. And, for us particularly, that of La Forge itself and its environs. We are finding bits of flint all the time. Some of it is worked. But there will still be reports of findings.

Tried and tested uses of goose fat. Wot? Being rather a rotund feline with a good appetite, I was reading the Days on the Claise. Post of this morning about the Touraine Goose. The goose fat element! I had heard that goose grease was good for the body and soul. So I Googled and found this on Ya-who Answers. Tried and tested uses of goose fat? Now that the weather is beginning to turn I am even more convinced that my grandsons need to be warm at night.