Sunday, December 15, 2019

Auntie Em!

Did you ever wonder why Dorothy's last name was Gale? Well, I don't think we need to worry about tornadoes, but it's been blowin' a gale for a few days now. And although the wind has calmed down a little, we're still getting strong gusts. To top it all off, we've discovered a leak in the roof, at the very peak where a chimney pokes through. The leak is not a gusher. Yet. But it has to be dealt with as it drips onto the stairs that go up to the loft. Now we have to find a roofer during the holiday season. Ho, ho, ho!

The wind keeps the flags on the vineyard posts horizontal.

I went to the market early Saturday morning and ordered our holiday turkey. It will weigh 3.5 kilograms (about 7.5 pounds) and should feed us for a few days. And the good news is that there will indeed be a special market on Christmas Eve so I can pick up the turkey in town the day before we roast it. The French tradition is to have the big holiday meal late in the night on Christmas Eve, but we stick with the mid-day feast on Christmas Day. Neither of us can stay up late enough for a proper réveillon and going to bed right after devouring roast beast and all the trimmings is no fun.
Posted by wcs at 08:30
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9 comments:

  1. Sheila15 December, 2019 14:36

    How fortunate you are to be able to find a sensibly-sized turkey, unlike the monsters on sale in the States. And where we live, all frozen.

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  2. Evelyn15 December, 2019 16:35

    That wind is impressive! Glad you found your turkey.

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  3. Seine Judeet (Judith)15 December, 2019 16:45

    My French family did the turkey part of the Christmas meal, on Christmas day. The big Christmas Eve dinner, just before Midnight Mass... or after???... was full of crustacés... lobster, shrimp, oysters.

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  4. chrissoup15 December, 2019 16:48

    Christmas Eve=tamales!

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  5. Anonymous15 December, 2019 20:58

    I thought a goose was the centre piece of the French festive meal on Xmas eve? Roderick

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  6. Jean15 December, 2019 22:36

    Oh dear, another leak. I hope you get it fixed soon.
    The tradition in the UK has always been for turkey on Christmas Day, either midday or late afternoon. Like you, we can no longer cope with rich meals in the evening.

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  7. Moving with Mitchell15 December, 2019 23:24

    7.5 pounds. Very sane!

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  8. Ur-spo16 December, 2019 01:37

    roast beast if a feast I can't stand in the least !

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  9. wcs16 December, 2019 07:33

    sheila, I read yesterday that the average American turkey weighs 29 pounds. Average! Turkeys are not frozen in France, unless you freeze them yourself (like buying them on sale from the supermarket and freezing them for later).

    evelyn, I'm looking forward to eating it!

    judy, shellfish for the holidays is standard, and it's so appetizing. We're thinking of scallops for New Year's eve this year.

    chris, cool! For us, it's cheese fondue.

    roderick, I think capons and turkeys are the more traditional birds here.

    jean, thanks! We hope so, too.

    mitch, very. And tasty, too!

    michael, Do I need to send Cindy-Lou Who to work on you? ;)

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