Friday 30 August 2013

Doreen Porter makes an example of herself!

Hi Val
I thought I had better set an example to all the budding writers out there and contribute a piece of my own. Please, do submit pieces. Not only are they going to be interesting, inspirational, humourous... they'll give all TAG readers an insight into our life in France.
Doreen
I want one of those…
C’est simple comme bonjour — it’s as easy as ABC

How can you not love a country where you can buy illuminated salt and pepper pots and chocolate-flavoured postage stamps?

The big question, though, is why anyone would want illuminated salt and pepper pots. (For the technically minded among you, they are conventional salt and pepper mills that incorporate a torch.) Worried about seasoning your salad during a power cut? Concerned about putting pepper on your dessert during a candlelit dinner? Sadly, they’re not on my list of “must haves”, but I am pretty taken with a smart wooden box — complete with stylish knife — where you can store your dried saucisson. And, yes, the stamps really did smell of chocolate.
Val says  read on  ... in WiT