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We finally got off our bottoms and decided it was time to get back to our French lessons.

Bah Humbug!!!! I got an email from Williams Sonoma a few weeks ago, advertising the filled, hard, Christmas candy that my mother loves.

Sedi, our little German Shepherd suffers from occasional (daily) incontinence.

And they said it couldn't be done! Monday, when it was finally….

I was beginning to think my poor little host kitchen was not going to tempt any Bread Baking Buddies to try the Viennese Striesel….

To keep you entertained whilst I’m in the mountains… Here’s one from the archives: Fox Hunting is no longer legal in Britain.

I love new toys! I decided I wanted to get these rings for making fancy stacks and gratins and things….

The continuing Saga of Sedi, the (former) Bunny Slayer Sedi, the German Shepherd, jumped out of the car on the way to the mountains.

Living in the mountains, as he does, our friend has the exact opposite method of cooking of mine.

Did I mention that it's cold here? Restoring an old French farmhouse, and living in it whilst we do it, has given me a new appreciation for how very hard life used to be, for everyone, but in particular those living off the land.