Traditions, legends, our story…
[/caption]A Montvalezan, on ne croise pas des blondes (d’Aquitaine) ni des rousses (de Salers) ni des blanches (de Charolles) et encore moins des noires (de « l’étranger »), on croise la star des alpages dont la robe est uniformément brun fauve : il s’agit de la vache Tarine dite aussi Tarentaise. Cette vache Read more…
” width=”225″ height=”300″ /> Deux œufs et du vin, une recette simple[/caption] Et il me propose de goûter. Je recule. Il avale alors d’un trait le breuvage. Puis il se met à cuisiner, très classiquement, des pâtes pour nous deux. Une telle boisson revigorante m’en rappelle une autre tout aussi Read more…
” width=”604″ height=”453″ /> [/caption] En fin de journée cependant la lame de la faux méritait un véritable aiguisage, il fallait « battre la faux ». Battre une faux, c’est-à-dire lui refaire un fil coupant, n’est pas à la portée du premier venu ! Les hommes du village avaient cette spécialité ! Ils s’asseyaient Read more…
It’s getting cold: let’s chop wood! Here’s a song about it! You can listen to it while reading our winter preparation : Everyone around cuts some logs and tidies them up as marvellous graphic walls along the chalets. At Les Eucherts, we met someone who even Read more…
Let’s give it a try again ! A funny way to discover our cottage area: 1- There’s a beautiful village near Sainte-Foy : le Monal. Where does this name come from? Tip: XIV century Savoy is influenced by monks as demography increases… 2- Which mountain is really bad named? Tip: It’s one of the upper mountains Read more…
The Little Saint Bernard Pass links the Tarentaise (in France), to the Aoste Valley (in Italia). A statue of Saint Bernard exorcising the mountain welcomes the travellers coming from La Rosière. Bernard of Menthon, future patron saint of the Alps, and patron saint of mountaineering, founded the hospice at the Read more…
Today, we made a big family meeting, several Savoyards’ generations… And we must say it: family photos in black and white, with mountains behind, that’s so charming! Louis is the family memory. He was a headmaster of saint Jean de Maurienne’s school in the 50’s. When the distant cousin of Read more…
We were asked to propose you a quizz. Ready? Play : 1- By the way, why la Rosière is called la Rosière ? Clue: there’s a link to swamps, when it’s so high, who would believe it ? 2- Why our cheese reblochon has such a strange name? Clue: “re” Read more…
Up-hill people keep their ancestors’ traditions in their heart. Each summer, they give life to the good old days. Everyone gives a hand, wearing the grandma’s cap, or the grandpa’ skis. They put on their wooden shoes and lead the Tarine cows with their ringing “clarines d’alpages” (pasture bells). You can be part of this party Read more…
The Chapelle Saint-Michel is a must of our region. It’s a hundred-year-old place of worship at the top of a rocky headland. Actually the chapel takes her name from her dominant situation as her famous homonym in Normandy. Don’t forget to have a look “inside” the orientation stick. What a Read more…