It’s cider season in Normandy, France and Julia McLean loves to prepare homecooked meals flavoured with cider for her press gang helpers. Here are Julia’s delectable recipes. Your mouth will water just reading this and you’ll find yourself wishing you were sitting in Julia’s kitchen in France.
Bless this House, O Lord We Pray…
Inspiration from her travels to Ancient Roman sites offered Julia McLean insights into ancient peoples and the gods, goddess and spirits that they welcomed in their homes. She was so inspired that her family decided to dedicate their new house to an ancient god.
Whisky Galore
How much do you love your whisky? Bonham’s Auction House in Edinburgh, Scotland just auctioned off a bottle for £4200! Salvaged from the wreck of the SS Politician, this bottle is one of an estimated 24,000 bottles liberated by residents of the Outer Hebrides in what is surely one of the most hilarious whisky escapades of all time.
A Rare Breed — Of Sheep and Civil Servants
Having chosen a rare breed of sheep to raise and market, Julia discovers that the sheep are great but the French president and the British and French civil service really need some lessons.
Reflections on Workers’ Rights for Labour Day
It is thanks to the Tolpuddle martyrs and their like that we have our rights as employees.
All Collies Great and Small
Love me, love my dog Lassie. Julia McLean offers a hilarious and inspiring look at life with Border Collies.
Of Grouse and Grandiose Schemes: A Cunning Plan
When Julia and Ted come up with a “cunning plan” to hatch some grouse eggs, things begin to run afoul/fowl of nature in Normandy.
The Road Less Travelled
Julia McLean reflects on the importance of going your own way, getting lost and appreciating and discovering life. The road less travelled is truly the way to see the wonders many people bypass as she discovers on the backroads of Normandy.
The Passion of Mel Gibson
On a recent holiday in Puglia, Italy, Julia McLean visits the remarkable site of Matera, a UNESCO world Heritage site, which is preserved much as it might have appeared in Pre-Christian and Medieval times. It was here that Mel Gibson filmed The Passion of Christ. And Julia has a few words of advice for Mel.
The Shepherdess Life
On her farm in Normandy, France, Julia McLean feeds lambs, evaluates rams, and takes the modern-day shepherdess life in good stride.
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