International Womens Day still

It seems that yesterday
wasn't actually IWD,
its today - Jo knew this
when she called the
inaugural meeting of
LEGABE - Ladies of
Esperaza Gossip and
Book Exchange.



The photo is small and blurred because some ladies didn't
want to be photgraphed: some of them did but didnt want
to be named: some of them didn't mind and some of them
I forgot to ask.

Jo's baking is transcendent.

Such a pleasure to sit and natter with friends old and new.
Helps make one forget that painting is difficult and pointless.



Here is Lily helping to dig the garden last night.

Epiphany

Et Voila!
Its the epiphany, when the french don't bother to take down
their decorations because they quite like them - or its too cold
to bother - but they eat cake, the galette des rois; seen here in
the bakers in the high street.
Delicious pastry lined with fangipane, or marzipan with added
sugar and yumminess, containing a porcelain statuette. This
you can break a tooth on or swallow, according to preference,
but in either case if you have it in your mouth you must wear
the paper crown that comes with the galette.










Captain was here for the weekend - here he is at
Maries Claudes where we ate Saturday night
and at le Garenau where we walked Lily -lovely.

He will be back next weekend too -