Wednesday, 3 December 2008


I'm a Lord.....get me out of here.


Zen
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Through the mists of time
Along the paths the angels tread
My mind has raced a million miles ahead
I thought I lived - but know I'm dead
Aahh!! Death is a very ................ Zen experience.


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Driving in a trance .. listening to Tangerine Dream ... Sorcerer and Zen Garden.


Jack Kerouac.



On the road again with Jack.

Tuesday, 2 December 2008



Ancient Stone Circles.


Iron Age Village.
Take The Goods The Gods Provide.


Fogue


Looking For Clues.

Monday, 1 December 2008

Nunc Est Bibendum!
Burgundy

A Wine for Lovers


Genuine Burgundy comes from a long stretch of winefields running from Dijon in the north to Lyon in the south.

The COTE d'OR is the heartland of Burgundy with the majority of the renowned vineyards.
It is divided in two by a break in the mountains - the northern part being the COTE de NUITS, the southern part the COTE de BEAUNE.

White Burgundies from the COTE de BEAUNE include
Puligny Montrachet,Le Montrachet and Meursault.

The COTE de NUITS famous commune names are Fixin, Moray Saint-Denis, Vosne-Romanee, La Tache and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

The COTE du RHONE stretches from Lyon down to Avignon.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape,Hermitage (and the finest French Rose) - Tavel are the most famous.

Culture and Wine Snobbery at the Abbey.

Wine.

Bordeaux

A wine for scholars.

The Bordeaux region is in the South West side of France.
The (Medoc) stands supreme in the world of red wine.
Bordeaux wine at the top level takes a decade or more to mature.
Soil = Gravel. The soil drains well.

Districts, Chateaux's and fine wines

Margaux.
Chateaux Margaux
Chateaux Palmer
(Fine bouquet)

Pauillac
Chateaux Lafite
Chateaux Latour
Chateaux Mouton Rothschild
(Big wines -Superb bouquet)

St Julian
Chateaux Leoville-Barton
(Lovely fragrance)


St-Estephe

Chateaux Clark
(Full fruity wine)

St-Emilion

Chateaux Ausone

(Lovely fragrance)

Pomerol

Chateaux Petrus







Sunday, 30 November 2008



Silence of the grave.


No shadow falls on me