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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 19:27:56 GMT
sleepingbooty Je sais, je sais... ni fromage, ni vin...quand j'étais aux Etats-Unis, on me regardait comme un imposteur ! Pour ma défense, j'ai une petite d'allergie au lait. ETA: ma phrase était mal formulée: c'est une "petite allergie", pas un "début d'allergie" au lait (!). Le test montrait des défenses IgE spécifiques, mais le taux était trop bas pour la qualifier de véritable allergie. Assez pour que je ne me sente pas bien, en tout cas.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 18, 2018 19:50:49 GMT
sleepingbooty Je sais, je sais... Ni fromage, ni vin...Quand j'étais aux Etats-Unis, on me regardait comme un imposteur ! Pour ma défense, j'ai un début d'allergie au lait. Ah merde, ton corps se retourne contre ta nationalité ! J'ai prévenu le mien : il me fait ça, c'est grève générale. En plus, il me semble que c'est très rare d'être allergique au lait à l'âge adulte. C'est vraiment la faute à pas de bol de lait... Pour le vin, pas de souçaï, je suis là pour absorber le trop-plein. Que personne ne s'inquiète !
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Post by catseatcheese on Apr 18, 2018 21:20:21 GMT
I really think we could do some sort of European Peas meet up/scrapping weekend. What do you ladies (or other gendered Peas reading this thread) think?
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Post by chendra on Apr 19, 2018 1:45:09 GMT
I'll bring the Lactaid for us lactose-intolerant folks!
I think what we need to do is have as many lovely experiences in Provence as possible, get to know each other and bond, then retreat to a rainy, middle of nowhere place we can get our scrapping done.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Apr 19, 2018 2:47:44 GMT
The retreat of my dreams. It looks so beautiful there. I live in SoCal which is basically a desert on the ocean. The food, the wine, the landscape, and the company would be awesome. Oh, and the scraping of course.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Apr 19, 2018 8:10:52 GMT
I really think we could do some sort of European Peas meet up/scrapping weekend. What do you ladies (or other gendered Peas reading this thread) think? I think I'm envious because I'm a minimum of a 22hr flight away.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 19, 2018 12:19:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 15:06:09 GMT
Great choices sleepingbooty. I can't wait to (re)visit all these places.
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Post by jennyap on Apr 19, 2018 16:01:29 GMT
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 19, 2018 16:48:16 GMT
Yes, June is way too soon. But I needed some dates so I could see some options. One of those was $99K for one week and sleeps at least 16. We might not be able to afford yogurt on that one.
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Post by acd on Apr 19, 2018 17:59:56 GMT
It's all about the yogurt... or those cute little jars. How about June or September 2019?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 19, 2018 18:01:24 GMT
I don't want to add to the places to visit because Provence is such an old region with a long history but I feel it unfair to leave out the very back #Bootyforbackends of the region towards the shore: the Camargue. Often forgotten or wrongly associated with the Languedoc, this is actually still part of Provence but has somehow managed to maintain the Provençal culture against all odds. Camargue is a delta in which the Rhône river throws itself into the Mediterranean Sea, nature's bumper against the Sea invading the land which is compromised of salines, moving sands, one of the oldest breeds of horses in the world, many birds, traditional cattle and rice culture. This is also where the Romani gypsies come together yearly to honour Saint Sarah during a very moving pilgrimage. If you're ever around in the month of May, don't miss out on this. It's a very different face of Provence, a far more rustic and traditional one in a place that has been hostile to construction, development and takeover by outsiders with money. One a side note, courses camarguaises are not to be confused with corrida bullfighting: no blood is shed so you can safely go watch one of those as well. Religious back story: The small church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Holy Marys of the Sea) dates back to the 9th century and remains the place where Saint Sarah is honoured. This is where relics of Mary Magdalene, Mary Salome and Mary of Clopas who supposedly arrived by boat after escaping Palestine are kept. A funky twist in Catholicism, if you will. Saint Sarah's statue is actually dark-faced (another funky - but welcome - twist in Catholicism) and is carried through the town during the festival. The crypt of the church also houses a 4th-century BC taurobolic altar once dedicated to the cult of the Indo-Iranian god Mithra (yeah, Catholicism really likes funky twists). During the festival, the place is incredible: vibrant, full of gypsy music, electrifying. Riders will definitely enjoy a Camargue outing on horseback. And bonus Camargue horse video with a very typical local French accent : @millefeuilles We're kind of lucky, aren't we?
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Post by acd on Apr 19, 2018 18:12:59 GMT
Thanks sleepingbooty.
I think we'll need at least three weeks now.
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Post by jennyap on Apr 19, 2018 20:13:40 GMT
The Camargue is a whole separate trip on my “places to visit in France” wish list.
In honour of this thread, I sat in my garden this evening at the end of an unseasonably hot day, sipping a cold glass (or two) of Provence rosé.
(Ok that just happened to be what was in my fridge, but let’s call it serendipity rather than coincidence, shall we?)
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Post by ghislaine on Apr 19, 2018 20:34:20 GMT
@millefeuilles Tu manges au moins le pain, n'est-ce pas? I have always like staying in Gites even though you usually need a car. A poke at the Gites de France website turns up a few options up the Alps, but yeah, there'd be a lot of bed sharing too though a few of them had bedroom numbers in the teens. Camargue sounds great sleepingbooty ! I'd love to go there. I might even ignore my hip dysplasia and allow myself a horseback ride again. My daughter's riding lessons are making me itchy to get back on a horse but it's not a good long term idea for me. It ought to be fine for a single ride though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 6:12:25 GMT
Religious back story: The small church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Holy Marys of the Sea) dates back to the 9th century and remains the place where Saint Sarah is honoured. This is where relics of Mary Magdalene, Mary Salome and Mary of Clopas who supposedly arrived by boat after escaping Palestine are kept. A funky twist in Catholicism, if you will. Saint Sarah's statue is actually dark-faced (another funky - but welcome - twist in Catholicism) and is carried through the town during the festival. The crypt of the church also houses a 4th-century BC taurobolic altar once dedicated to the cult of the Indo-Iranian god Mithra (yeah, Catholicism really likes funky twists). During the festival, the place is incredible: vibrant, full of gypsy music, electrifying. I have such pangs right now it is hurting. My people! That is my tribe. I have family history in Provence. The genealogy I could delve into and see the history of my family would keep me busy for years. What retreat? LOL! I just thought of something. That would be like my first crop that I would probably be cropping instead of gossiping, lol. HORSES! I am so going now!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 8:31:21 GMT
We're kind of lucky, aren't we? So darn lucky.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 8:33:21 GMT
@millefeuilles Tu manges au moins le pain, n'est-ce pas? Oui, tous les pains.
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Post by purplebee on Apr 20, 2018 11:29:38 GMT
I was trying to avoid this part of the thread...but the horses!!!! I better start buying lottery tickets, my Provence retreat FOMO is starting to consume my brain!!!!
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