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Final assault - spring rolls and design terror!
... everywhere, biscuit crumbs up my arms, all over the table and swearing quietly to myself. Eventually got it all made, including tear drop chocolate moulds, invlving melted chocolate and strips of OHP acetate - there was chocolate everywhere as you can imagine with my skills! Never mind, better too much than too little - although Sir decried that maybe it didnt need quite so much chocolate on the table!
Ice cream next, coffee and baileys - too coffee for ...
Liver parfait, cheesemaking and bloody quenelles!
Finally got WIFI today - so very behind with blog!
Starter and main course for our team today
chicken liver and foie gras parfait was absolutely gorgeous
off to farm to watch butter, cheese making this pm - men wimped out of tasting most things
Back for dinner prep - could NOT get the parfait shaped using 2 spoons - mine looked like a dog ****!
Wont be making those again! will def make the parfait though
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Avant Partir
... house that I could furnish.. its such an amazing store, and all seems to be at a reasonable price!! However after over 3 hours in this mental design store/warehouse.. I was glad to get out as it was doing my head in.. even if it was 35* outside.. at 7.30pm!
Thursday I headed to the beach at the port of Cancale with Laure and Camille. It was what summer is supposed to be.. ...
Excursion to La Loire!
Rented a car and drove more than 300 kms to the region of La Loire (pronounced as La Luar) at St. Brice. WellAppointed Cottage. Woke up to a beautiful sunny day. Really refreshing air, utter peace and calm. The property has ducks, horses, orchards ...
Ouah! Je suis en France!
... this does mean that my first meal in the land of beautiful food was Maccas!!!! FAIL.
It took only a few hours for the real Brittany weather to shine through.. or rather not shine through!! one minute it was sunny, and the next an orage hit (a heat/thunderstorm) and it rained cats and dogs!!
Oh well, good reason to have a siesta before heading out clubbing tonight.. my first experience of Clubbing in France..
Next stop.. saint Lunaire!
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet