Yes, it's that cold.

Beware of the dancing dog.

Gone.

The long goodbye

Long, yes, but worth watching, if only for what's randomly happening in the background at 1:10

Fast dominoes.

Pretending to be well behaved

Margaux et Alexandre bring their grand parents to la Berge

A Christmas present for Tom

Wagyu beef entrecôte, aged for 150 days.

We miss them already.

Tom channelling his inner Mr Pimolle.

 

Full house.

Henrie's favorite thing at la Bergerie...

...is a fascinating ceiling fan.

familiar sights, by guest blogger Lily Maxwell

Tom talks cheese at the Montargis marché.





























Settling in with thieved slippers from Sarah's bin in the upstairs bedroom.





























Return of the deviled quail eggs prepared by les doigts de fée (thanks for that, Colette!).



Could there ever be a more beautiful place to check your emails and drink Crystal Light in the morning??





























































































































Tom in his natural element, in shades of blue.







































Lily in her natural element - with very economical truffled brie from the primeur, of all places!



Unintentional quiche crust art.






























The only time we left the property - walks around the Loop with Baby Henry!





























And finally, m-c and the machine:

Thanks for a wonderful visit!

bébé à berge, by guest blogger Lily Maxwell

Who could resist this baby with the perfectly French name?? 

 

"put an egg on it." by guest blogger Lily Maxwell.

Hey friends! Lily here. I was beyond lucky to recently have a wonderful visit to the Berge with m-c, Tom, Caroline, and Henry (and very briefly David).

For my first guest post I wanted to document a very important trend. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of leftovers (particularly when I'm cooking). But anyone who knows m-c is familiar with this concept of how to make leftovers better - just put an egg on it!

"Zucchini fritter with poached egg."

"Pan-fried polenta cake with pesto, sautéed mushrooms, and a poached egg." (this one was not under Tom's supervision)

"Trashed up mac and cheese with braised artichokes, papillon and you guessed it...a poached egg." (this concoction has also not been approved by Tom, though I bet he'd like it)

Thanks to Tom for the leftovers and m-c for the inspo!

Putting up the xmas tree is hard work...

...and quite frankly, Henrie was no help at all.

Pick your poison.

Colette's mad ironing skills at the service of Caroline and Henrie.

ATTENTION!! Bear sighting at la Berge.

The average age at la Bergerie has suddenly gone down significantly.

Was: 58

Is:  34.5

Lily is back!

A quick lesson in French root vegetables.

Getting ready for the next generation

We got a bouncy chair that we hope will be used by as many babies as possible, and a cardigan that is obviously only suitable for a boy named Henry.