Think On

The cheese in question.

No surprise here

Switzerland’s political right on Sunday scored a surprising victory in a referendum on banning construction of minarets, denting the nation’s cherished image as a bastion of tolerance and threatening to set it at odds with international law and the Muslim world.

via www.nytimes.com

In my opinion, no surprise. The famously tolerant Europeans turn out not to be soooo tolerant when it comes right down to it.

Thanksgiving 2009

Zillions of photos from first Thanksgiving in France have been uploaded here. 

Farm to table, no kidding.

A few to whet your appetite (?!) below. Top, friend Carl begins turkey prep.

 

Friend Sarah took all the good photos, like our plate stack, below.

links for 2009-11-23

• Talk of the Table
  More great photos. I love old beat-up tables.
  (tags: tables interiors)

links for 2009-11-19

• Tell Tale
  Love, love these stacks.
  (tags: books)

links for 2009-11-15

• Brabourne Farm: Room for Two
  Love these beautiful photos!
  (tags: interiors)

Getting ready for Thanksgiving!

Turkeys have been ORDERED. In French. From the FARM.

Notable quote

Just read this in a new book of essays by the journalist Henry Fairlie.

Of him, Leon Wieseltier says: "He regularly confirmed my belief that the surest sign of intellectual integrity is the willingness to offend one's own congregation."

More fall photos above, below, and here.

The circus comes to Ferney. Encore.

And autumn, also.

Cepes are big. And expensive.

   

Views from around the corner.