Monday, January 19, 2009

Samedi le 17 janvier


We headed off to the ‘centre commercial’ to buy a few things to take for tea tonight and for making a Pavlova for tomorrows outing. The sales all finished today so there were some great bargains to be had with most shops having at least 30% but as much as 80% off. However we were very restrained! I made another Pavlova to take for lunch tomorrow.

At 6:00 we were picked up and taken out to John and Christelle’s for tea. It was a great night, It started with an aperitif with nibbles, after, we had a traditional raclette with ham and cold meats for tea. A raclette is a machine that cooks and melts cheese that you then put on your potatoes and meat. You then keep cooking as much as you need. It slows down the meal and you have plenty of white wine with it! Christelle made a wonderful apricot and coconut tart for dessert. Before we knew it –it was 11:00 and we better head home. The village is about 20 km out of town and we are fortunate that John picks us up and drives us home. The children love going to their house as they have a great time playing together.

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