Birthdays

Lizzie Jacksons birthday... so we celebrated in high style. Firstly, Bruno opened a dozen oysters which we wolfed with a white wine d'oc and baguette - a great start - thence to the Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse, always a popular destination :)

as one would expect, their  menu was a creative and highly digestible joy though it is the dreadfully expensive BaronArques - a heady red - that remains on my palettes memory.

In the morning there was breakfast at le relais occitan after which both Bruno and Bob left us - Bruno for his home and Bob for Stanstead, poor man.

So me and Lizzie did the vide grenier and met a load of friends, had lunch by the fire engine and generally enjoyed the return of summer! A little too hot, perhaps - we are out of practice - but totally acceptable.

Here's a tiny child who entertained us very well...

The other excitement is that my five fish have managed to breed a tiny golden baby!

Hard to snap as its very zippy indeed but can be seen here by the white reflection - thrilled to bits and hoping for more.