Monthly Archives: June 2010

Sheep and… I heard a cow bell.

Posted on June 28, 2010 by mdbaumann

The other day I was ¨taking a walk¨ (aka hiking steep mountains) with our dog Caline (to be introduced in a later post), when suddenly I heard… cow bells.  But there was no accompanying ¨Gooooool!¨  I thought, ¨Could it be?  Could … Continue reading →

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La situation grave

Posted on June 27, 2010 by mdbaumann

Marta and I listen to French radio while cooking in the afternoons. A few days ago, all we heard about was ¨la situation grave¨of the French World Cup team and how the French president was going to talk with the … Continue reading →

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Memorable gourmet events

Posted on June 25, 2010 by mdbaumann

I´ve been trying to figure out how to explain my trip to France, to L´Orri.  Many people have responded, ¨How great that you can just pick up and go and be so independent!¨ But they don´t know all the background, … Continue reading →

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¨oh-la-laa¨

Posted on June 23, 2010 by mdbaumann

Our two guests at the moment are an older French couple.  They are extremely animated and push me to speak French and make me laugh a lot.  My favorite thing is that they gasp and cluck, ¨oh-la-laa,¨ in approval or … Continue reading →

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Music: Francis Cabrel

Posted on June 23, 2010 by mdbaumann

<p>Arif had Francis Cabrel playing the other day while doing things around the lodge. He told me to study the lyrics as practice for my French. I instantly fell in love with the melodies, the music, the dynamic style of … Continue reading →

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Mushroom hunting

Posted on June 22, 2010 by mdbaumann

I take this moment to replace said chore of ¨caring for packmules¨ and instead insert ¨mushroom hunting.¨ Yes indeed.  I am going to hunt mushrooms for as long as summer will allow it.  (!!) My first day here, Arif and Marta … Continue reading →

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Love at first sight: L´Orri de Planès

Posted on June 20, 2010 by mdbaumann

This summer I am volunteering at L´Orri de Planès ecolodge.  I arrived three days ago and am blown away by the owners, Arif and Marta, and their vision for this lodge and the world as a whole. http://www.orrideplanes.com  I´ll write … Continue reading →

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The beginning

Posted on June 14, 2010 by mdbaumann

Greetings, Good People: This is the beginning of my notes on life.  Blogs always confound me – are they for the people, the general public?  I’ve decided that this blog is primarily a space for me – to write, think, … Continue reading →

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