Comments on: A morning at the market http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/ The tales of the Barley family, as they follow their dream in the village of Foussais-Payré, a quiet corner of rural France Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Richard http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-325 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:56:09 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-325 Thanks Scratch-Bags. Likewise, find yourself over there on the right-hand column

]]> By: Scratch Bags http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-324 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:43:00 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-324 I welcome you on my Scratch Roll Richard. :)

http://scratchbags.wordpress.com/scratch-roll/

]]> By: Richard http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-316 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:23:44 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-316 LOL! Of course, feel free to add me, thanks :) I’ll do likewise

]]> By: Scratch Bags http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-314 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:06:15 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-314 OMG now I have no scope of lying anything about India. :-P Do you mind if I add you on my blogroll?

]]> By: Richard http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-307 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:01:34 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-307 LOL yes I can imagine. My sister visited India a few years back and was rather taken aback by it all I think. Much more sedate over here :)

Thanks for dropping by Scratch Bags…make yourself comfortable ;)

]]> By: Scratch Bags http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-306 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:59:00 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-306 Sound perfect to me atleast. You have some colourful and chaos free markets there. We have a mad house here in India, I mean it. I shudder at the thought of going to a vegetable market.

]]> By: Richard http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-305 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:57:55 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-305 Ah yes, they are really into the swing of it now. Managed to wrestle scarves off the girls before they went in the sea thankfully… ;)

The oysters went down very well with Lisa’s sister. Her mum tried them and wasn’t so impressed though. We thought they were okay…not wild about them to be honest, but happy to eat them if the need arose! Had moules au roquefort yesterday – yum :)

]]> By: sylvied http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-303 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:51:08 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-303 Glad to see the girls have mastered the art of being French already…l’écharpe is one accessory a French girl does not go without! What about the oysters? did you like them? very impressed :)

]]> By: Richard http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-302 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:46:36 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-302 Hi Jon and Ros.
Sorry we couldn’t summon up any better weather for you this summer. Everyone says its been a very bad year this year, which is a shame. But hopefully you still had a good time. I bet it was nice to have the girls with you for a while.

We really enjoyed the market. Lisa has been to Coulonges market before I think, but we should really visit more often. The fruit and veg etc is really top notch.

]]> By: jon emmony http://lavieenfoussais.com/2008/09/27/a-morning-at-the-market/#comment-300 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:49:49 +0000 http://foussais.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-300 Richard,
I find oysters taste better if someone else opens them. I still find it a bit of a struggle, even using the right knife. A French friend rinses them under the tap to get rid of any bits of shell – they soon make more liquid.

We like Fontenay market on Saturdays – good fish stalls upstairs in the covered market. Also Coulonges market on Tuesdays – not too far from Foussais.

We stayed at our house in Foussais for 3 weeks in August – the weather was dissapointing. My daughter and our two grandchildren (Ruby 6 months and Lily 2 years) joined for the middle week.

Jon & Ros

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