OCTOBRE 2018

Octobre 2018

Happy Halloween

We finally have rain  and we had some snow on the 30th!! We sort of went from summer to winter without a fall in between. There were a couple of cooler days and I had started some of the work in the yard. I mowed the now dead weeds (even they had died with the lack of rain-finally). I tilled the garden, and cut back some of the plants. But, not really finished. Thought I had another couple of weeks before it would get wet and cold. Sometimes you loose when you gamble!

Went for a walk early in the month... having trouble syncing schedules with MT for walks.

Out with the dogs, Dolce and Flipper

Dried flowers overlooking the gorge

Dogs and played with lighting a little

One day I went into the vineyard to work on the camera obscura. As I explained last time, there is not lens on the camera, so no setting for F-stop, no settings for distance, nothing! All you have is a very small hole.

There is a very small hole in the middle of the white
circle. This is not a lens, it is just the cover to
the camera body. Using this cover or cap, one can
make a pinhole camera

Now for photos of the vines

DId some pinhole photos of this maisonette. Posted one below

Wall and maisonette

same wall looking the other way- black and white

Leftover grapes after the harvest

Looking towards the cemetery

Pinhole...remember, no focus or auto focus possible

I added some vignette around the edges

We had one exposition this month. It has been 100 years since the end of WWI. Our association did some panels on Women in the War. There was a man with an extraordinary collection of military artifacts. I have of picture of some of the men in uniform!

Do you know who is who?

Gevrey is having an exposition the week of November 11. Lots of work to do yet!

Like the small doors in the walls here!

This last weekend a friend that Keith had worked with on bike tours stopped by.

On Saturday we went to Nuits-Saint-Georges to the Fête du Bouru. Bouru is grape juice that has started to ferment, so very slightly alcoholic. It was possible to taste wine from different winemakers and lots of good things to eat also. We bought some chocolate from a Monsieur who won the competition for the best in the world! Oh it was good.

pretty chocolate too, an soooooo good
Only 9 pieces 😥

See CHAMPION du MONDE
World Champion

Not a lot to add to this months blog. Maybe I am getting boring or everything is very normal and I do not call it out as something to tell you about.
Should add that Keith has had a bad foot for a couple days. The x-ray did not show any fractures, but probably a good case for arthritis. Ah getting old.

Recipe of the Month

Ganache au Chocolat
It is used to cover cakes and to make candy such as Truffles. There are many variations, so look up some and try them.


INGREDIENTS

• 20 cl of fresh cream
• 200 g of pastry chocolate

PREPARATION   TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN

1. Bring the cream to the boil and pour over the broken chocolate into small pieces.
2. Cover and let it wait for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Stir vigorously with a whisk to obtain a smooth preparation.
4. Let cool to room temperature.
5. This ganache is simple:put in a baked pie crust and then refrigerate for a chocolate pie.
6. Chocolate lovers can also enjoy it alone with a little custard or topped with melted white chocolate.