The Really Big Dream Blog is Burgundy Dreamer’s blog.  The blog starts in October 2009 with the words… “Today marks the day I join the 21st century, I am now a blogger!”

Burgundy Dreamer goes on to explain that… “Once upon a time there was a girl (sorry, still can’t always see myself as a woman) and a dream.  The dream was to live in Burgundy in a beautiful house in a beautiful location and run an activity centre surrounded by enthusiastic and happy people.”

Well, it seems that the house and location chose her in 2007 and the rest of it is beginning to take shape now. And Burgundy Dreamer has to keep pinching herself to make sure that this is all real. Life is good!

Indeed it is!

In fact, the only thing that could make life better is a few mushrooms and a handful of nice chewy snails!

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Cormatin – Taizé – Cluny GB is Cees van Halderen’s blog about his life in Burgundy.

Now, back in the midsts of time (well, actually, back in February 2010), I reviewed Cees’ wife’s blog (also, and totally unsurprisingly,  about life in Burgundy) – you can read my review here… Life in Burgundy.

Not wanting to cause any arguments over the tea table, I thought it might be an idea to review Cees’ blog as well.

Did you know that Gluttony is my favourite sin?

Like all the best Life in France blogs, this one contains a treatise on Frogs Legs.  Some fine detailed investigative journalism has gone into that article – mixed with just the right amount of gluttony!

And did you know that the Dutch call them frog bottoms?  No, me neither!

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Life in Burgundy is Sue’s blog about her life in Cormatin in Burgundy. Sue worked for a multi-national company for many years before moving to Burgundy in 2005 with her husband Cees.

They find that they have a slower but richer pace of life now although they run two gîtes and a very small campsite.

Sue blogs about many things but often comes back to what she admits is one of her favourite subjects – food. She loves trying out all regional dishes and writes well about them on Life in Burgundy.

For some tasty examples, take a look at… Boeuf Bourgignon or Chicken in Cream and then finish off with some Mulled Wine on a Sunday Afternoon.

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