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Epiphany – time to celebrate the kings (and sex!)

Published on January 8, 2012 By sue alouche

Just after Christmas, when you have really had enough of eating lots of rich and fattening foods, we then have the traditionally Galette de Roi celebrations (or the cake of the King’s).  It’s a lovely tradition, but not when you are trying to get back on the straight and narrow with your New Year diet [...]

KN Pot Luck Apero 9th September at the beautiful Jardin des Plantes…

Published on August 24, 2011 By sue alouche

Let’s pitch up on the 9th September at le Jardin des Plantes, where ‘A’ marks the spot on the link below. Bring along a drink and something to share…http://tinyurl.com/3gu8lot If you haven’t already visited the Garden, I have summarised from Wikipedia, some general information… The Jardin des plantes de Nantes (73,280 m²) is a municipal botanical garden, [...]

A relaxing weekend in the Vendee Marshes…

Published on August 14, 2011 By sue alouche

I recently stayed in this charming Gite at Bouin with two of my English friends. The three of us meet up each year for a long weekend girly catch-up… and this year I booked “les Oiseaux de Passage”. It is owned and managed by Beatrice Lemasne, a journalist who moved from Nantes, where she was born [...]

The Extraordinary story of Claude Cahun… of Nantes

Published on August 7, 2011 By sue alouche

Claude Cahun is the subject of a comprehensive exhibition which began in Paris’s Jeu de Paume gallery today and goes on til the 25th September. If you don’t know the Jeu de Paume, it is a very fitting gallery to display the work of Claude Cahun,  not only is it France’s most prestigious showcase of [...]

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