18 July 2026

 Today's appreciation is for some good food and wine we've enjoyed in the last days. 

Here preparing seasonal mussels in the pot in front of the kitchen window (a favourite view) - 

and here the results with frites and our beloved Crucifix champagne, on the deck 

Here sea-bass with Oncle Vincent from Olivier Leflaive in Bourgogne, a memorable stop-over from the trip last month -

 

And from Edinburgh, a baby-hand appreciation photo of the angel boy with his father