Category Archives: Restaurants

Deer and Orchids in Our Little Wood in Blois

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This morning when we got up, Jean Michel called me from the bathroom whose first floor window overlooks the little wood behind our house which is part of our property. “Un chevreuil à côté du neflier”. Mr and Mrs Previous Owner … Continue reading →

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The Tuileries Gardens in Spring and a Chess Tournament

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Jean Michel and I have just had lunch at Café Diane in the Tuileries Gardens for the first time this year. It was wonderful sitting under the trees on the edge of the duck pond lined with sweet-smelling pink hyacinths … Continue reading →

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The Truth about Making Cappuccino Part 2

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The first time I went to Telescope in rue Villedo near the Palais Royal about a year ago, it felt like an insiders’ club. No one greeted me. The only thing written on the blackboard was café, there was no … Continue reading →

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The Truth about Making Cappuccino Part 1

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

You may remember my desperate attempts to make cappuccino during the winter. Well, now I know the truth. It’s the espresso machine that makes all the difference. I now have intimate knowledge of three different machines: the cheap-O model we … Continue reading →

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Vouvray and a Troglodyte Restaurant

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Our lovely friends from Sydney, Redfern and Saint Vincent are staying with us in Closerie Falaiseau. They’re spending a couple of months visiting different parts of France and improving their French which is wonderful for Jean Michel because it means … Continue reading →

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A fishy start to April – True French dining experience for a savvy traveller

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Wednesday’s bloggers round-up this week features two Australians whom you already know: Phoebe from Lou Messugo, who explains the history and customs of the French version of April Fool’s Day or poisson d’avril, and Jo Karnagan from Frugal First Class … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday in Château country

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

It hardly seems like a year ago that we got the keys to Closerie Falaiseau, our 400-year-old Renaissance house in Blois in the Loire Valley. We decided to take the weekend off and visit some more châteaux. We thought that … Continue reading →

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Change of Plans in Snowy Paris – New EuroVelo Website Launched – Updated Restaurant Guides

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week’s blogger round-up features three very different posts. Carolyn Barnabo from My Sydney Paris Life, unable to take the Eurostar back to Great Britain, perfectly echos what a lot of  us in Paris feel about yet another fall of snow. … Continue reading →

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The hottest new pop-up bar in Paris with a stunning view of the Eiffel Tower – Top 12 Patisseries in Paris – Scallops & St Peter

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week, in Wednesday’s blogger round-up, Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris takes us to a pop-up bar (a new concept for me) in Paris where she was tempted by the sin of gluttony. I can’t wait to … Continue reading →

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Why the Fireplace Smokes and Other Annoying Things

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We seem to be having a run of bad luck and are hoping we’ve come to the end of it! The first thing we did after we got to Closerie Falaiseau late Wednesday afternoon was to turn up the heating. … Continue reading →

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