2012 French Country Diary 2012

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Author Linda Dannenberg and French photographer Guy Bouchet continue the beloved tradition of the French Country Diary, a perennially popular week-at-a-glance engagement calendar, with a new year of evocative images. This year we discover a romantic autumn garden in a palette of purples and blues at a chateau near Compi gne; a dream-like Medieval village perched on a hillside in the Bouches-du-Rhone; and the candle-lit Christmas table in Burgundy with a tureen of foie gras as a mouth-watering center-piece. Here are the luminous colours, the poetic landscapes, and the luscious flavours of France to savor from week to week.

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Not useful for a desk agenda, October 5, 2011

Lynne Garell - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2012 French Country Diary 2012 (Hardcover)

I'd tried to buy this agenda in previous years because it looks like such a tasty slice of France. This year I finally managed to remember to look for it early enough, and was eagerly anticipating its arrival. Unfortunately, this is not the desk agenda that I need. While the design is lovely, I do think the images are a little less than inspired.

But my main complaints are in the production values. Number one, I need a desk agenda that can lay flat (open) on my desk, and this one does not.

Number two, the pages are coated paper, meaning shiny, and that means that they don't take pencil very well and they really don't erase very well.

I'd say that this book is best used as a diary: a record of what you did on a given day, or thoughts you'd like to write down. Not so good for appointments and meetings, which occasionally need to be re-scheduled.