The day after the ides of March, we're heading across the pond to France to the
Chateau La Trousse to languish in any and everything french, relaxing, graceful and grand. It may be chilly, but we'll certainly be warm amongst the layers of wool, scarves and history. Our friends, the Swansons have invited Chuck and me to help them get their apartment in the chateau ready to rent to select visitors. We'll do it happily!
Don and Kay Baumhefner will join us in exploring the countryside, drinking champagne, cooking and eating fabulous food, shopping for rare foods and unique trinkets (egg cups being high on the list) and perhaps dashing off for a day trip or two to Paris. Lucky Kay and Don! They get to extend their stay in a few more weeks Paris. She is stocking her aesthetic pantry to add to he
r Come Home to Cooking repertoire,
Don will be introducing our newest franophriends to his newly released 1992 "En Tirage"sparkling wine,
Chuck will be painting, sketching and swooning over objects d'art while I'll be in a general state of bliss from sun up to sun down. Stay tuned.
After classes, a thunderstorm began to threaten a leisurely pre-dinner piazza gathering so Chuck and I headed off (code word for "willi...
His dorm? Or maybe it's a hotel. This is way before the era of The Container Store.
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