The 7 kilo beetroot .
Life in our little French village returns to sleepy normality. The tramp with his mule and sleeping bag nowhere to be seen. The lane quiet apart from the sound of the two cows gently rummaging for blackberries in the hedgerows. On the other side of the village green the three young ladies from Toulouse continue to restore the frescoes. Their proprietorial dog lies on the church doorstep dozing in the sun . A retired neighbour makes it into the morning newspaper. He's grown a 7.2 kilogram beetroot. The article wonders whether he'll be able to find a saucepan big enough to cook it in. The pace of life in deepest France profonde.
Phew. It has been hard keeping up with all the excitement just lately.
ReplyDeleteThat'll cover a lot of hamburgers......they put beetroot on hamburgers in Australia.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
The things one learns by blogging.
Deleteand in New Zealand too....
DeleteSo glad to see the cows looking so healthy.
ReplyDeleteIf you like beets, you can pay your retired neighbour a visit, and offer to help him cook it.....
Impressive beets. It'll take a machete to cut through those things.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the simple life isnt as simple as you think.
ReplyDeleteBetane, from beetroot, helps to prevent fatty deposits In the liver from alcohol abuse. And it also lowers homocystine levels. Armagnac and beets: perfect together.
Beetroot on burgers in Australia!! Who knew!
ReplyDeleteeven when things are back to normal there ~ they sound more colorful.
ReplyDeleteoh wait. maybe that's you.
i love this blog.
Think of the thousands, nay millions, of children who would roll their eyes and stick out their tongues at the sight of a beet that size. Kind of wants to make you try and grow an oversized one just to scare the neighbors with!
ReplyDeleteHere in the Upper Mid USA, we like to pickle beets. They are delish, but what a lot of jars you could have with these huge beets!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jo
That's quite the beetroot! We love beets, so good for you. Congrats to Rene! Love the picture of the cow, it looks like she's trying to hide from you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy post. The cows are content.
ReplyDeleteBetterave rouge. Sounds so much nicer than beet root, like aubergine (love the sound of that word) and, blah, eggplant.
That's one ginormous beetroot! I'm sure life in rural France won't stay tranquil for long...
ReplyDeleteIt's always quietest before the storm, Angus!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a beetroot--Maybe the person who owns the giant paella dish will loan it to your neighbor...