Philosophers lunch

Testing the air... we went with Jim Hankinson to la Chapaire which I had the foresight to pre-book. Not a spare table and punters turned away.

An age since we've seen Jim so much chattering going on, on my part anyway - and for the first time we used the buffet which is where you take as much as you like of whatever it is (little salad, stuffed eggs, stuff) whilst waiting on your main course, todays plat which was a spicy chicken and potato thang. Or in Jims case, a pasta dish.  We were all most content. And I bagged pudding, pineapple and chocolate and an almond whatnot.

Not going to give up the day job to become a food writer, for sure!

more cold

magic sky this morning,,, very cold, not a lot of joy in  the air. Mercifully, there is chocolate.
 

Slight and cold first Sunday

Very cold and diminished market - most of the few punters were in cafes, which is as it should be of course. A handful of mates out being brave - Katrine, Joseph, Billy, Eddy, Ziggi and many others stopped for a chat. Enjoyed it all! The evening stroll was spectacular  but bitingly cold. Back home and I'm frightened of getting chilblains.

Take care, y'all! 

O-B, Thomas and Kenny hit the headlines

Our immortal Ole-Bendik gets more immortal every day :) Here are he and Thomas on both the front page and the inner pages of La Depeche, with a plug for Kenny McKendry thrown in. Even the mayor has given them a facebook mention, which given his track record with the arts is marvellous.

 

Happy New Year

 Not wanting to break with tradition, Bob and I were in bed by 10.00.pm last night. Hope you had a good party, wherever you are!

I shouldn't have boasted about the weather. It's turned. But its not raining and we are not being flooded.

ending the year

 Beautiful weather here - the last couple of days have been a treat. We've been running hither and yon doing domestix, paperworky stuff, nothing fun; sunshine a great help.

Kells is still with us though rarely spotted due to cute granddaughter!

Boxing day

Many friends evaded my camera last night, or I was too busy ladling out mulled wine to get organised. Below is Jo sitting with the parrots and the many mince pies which made our french friends suspicious (Sweet? Salty?)

Liked this of John Morley, Janet was there somewhere - and here's Pierre (Anne-Marie not too well so she wasn't there) with Katerine
 

and Karim, Jem being there somewhere...

several apologies due to seasonal exhaustion and malaise, alas - rest up y'all - and many thanks for the gifts and conversations and extra mince pies.