Last morning at La Berge

Driving lessons

Dominoes, two ways.

Help with chicken pot pie.

Luc does it again.

Ready for mischievous reindeer games.

A Fontainebleau...

...avec Sarah et Josh.

Lumières de Noel

Lumière d'hiver

Le 1ier novembre

Watch out for them betteraves!

Lord knows how dangerous beets can be.

Cioppino

 

And Tom making it.

Stacking wood

Les Reine de Reinnettes de notre verger.

Done!

A reminder of the memorable before. Ann, we are still embarrassed that you actually showered in there!

During

Tada!

Timeless and international

In the sixties, the Emge children in Nashville and the Garneau girls in Montreal all watched as Aud and Marthe ground meat through a grinder that looks EXACTLY the same as the one Tom bought at Leclerc in Villemandeur last week. The one in Montreal might have had a red handle.

Important life skills.

Le nouveau jouet de Margaux et Alexandre

What we did not expect this year.

Welcome to France!

On December 3rd 1941, this kitchen table and chairs were delivered to Aud's family home in Belleville, Illinois. Just 4 days later, the United States involvement in World War 2 began with the attack on Pearl Harbor. It's easy to imagine the many animated discussions about France that must have taken place around this kitchen table. Enjoy your visit!

It's that kind of a day.

With Stan Getz playing in the background