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Comment on Another French Sign! by What’s In Your Wallet? « Travelrat’s Travels

What’s In Your Wallet? « Travelrat’s Travels — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:32:51 +0000

[...] Silly Signs for you this week … the first one from Vivienne Mackie, at http://viviennemackie.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/another-french-sign and the one below is mine. We’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here, and I know you [...]

Comment on Scottish Splendor in the sub-tropics of Zimbabwe by travelrat

travelrat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:45:58 +0000

Creating a Scottish atmosphere outwith Scotland is something you have to get *just* right … the Canadians do it rather well; the Australians rather over-egg the pudding and finish up *too* Scottish … like ‘a Gretna souvenir shop’ my son-in-law (from Edinburgh) says.

But, this sounds good! Just hope it’s still as you remember it.

Comment on High Caffeine, or Coffee With a View by Rebecca Vercoe

Rebecca Vercoe — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:31 +0000

Hi Viv,

Thank you for your musings on annual coffee day in Vienna. I love Stephansdom, we went there often in 2006, usually to light a candle for Pa and hear the choir singing.

When I was backpacking in 1984 I climbed the stairs up to see the view from St Stephans and, I have no idea why, but I attempted to ‘frisbee’ my hat to friends down below in the Square. Unfortunately it got caught on the roof in between the spires!! I have always wondered what became of it!

Rebecca

Comment on Making Mystical Mandalas by travelrat

travelrat — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:30:38 +0000

I shall think of this every time I see a pavement artist or an ice sculpture (oe even a snowman!). I’m always struck with worder at how much work goes into creating something so ephemeral.

Comment on Cheese, Glorious Cheese by david Nutt

david Nutt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:09:55 +0000

A good story

GK Chesterton: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”

Voila: http://www.tastingtoeternity.com. This book is a poetic view of 30 of the best loved French cheeses with an additional two odes to cheese. Recipes, wine pairing, three short stories and an educational section complete the book.

From a hectic life on Wall Street to the peace and glories of the French countryside lead me to be the co-founder of http://www.fromages.com. Ten years later with the words of Pierre Androuet hammering on my brain:

“Cheese is the soul of the soil. It is the purest and most romantic link between humans and the earth.”

I took pen and paper; many reams later with the midnight oil burning Tasting to Eternity was born and self published.

I believe cheese and wine lovers should be told about this publication.

Enjoy.

Comment on Making Mystical Mandalas by Vivienne Mackie

Vivienne Mackie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:51:45 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this, Viv.

xo
Nadine

Comment on High Caffeine, or Coffee With a View by viviennemackie

viviennemackie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:56:07 +0000

Hi Vivienne,

Looking is not enough… I’d like a slice of one of those cakes for lunch!

Gay

Comment on Making Mystical Mandalas by Denise Suttie

Denise Suttie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:10:49 +0000

Hi Viv

I found this very interesting especially as you were able to see them creating the mandalas. The impermanence of everything is very core to Buddhism, as is the non attachment.

Comment on Another French Sign! by travelrat

travelrat — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:54:37 +0000

Looks like somebody had a sense of humour failure!

But, the French still snigger when they see a ‘cul de sac’ so why not?

Comment on Another French Sign! by Vivienne Mackie

Vivienne Mackie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:05:08 +0000

Chere Madame d’ Initiative de Rouen,
Bien Sur!
I hasten to assure you that we totally agree that your beautiful city has no resemblance to any ruins that we know of.
I am very happy that you pointed out that possible misunderstanding and can reassure you that no readers will be thinking of ruins.