And then, we are back home. And it's not so bad.

 

Please Tom, can we stay?

 

Chilling in the sun

 

The perilous rescue of the beloved blue ball

 

Today, there was two inches of snow in Vimory 🥶❄️☃️

We do feel bad for people in Vimory…

Jardin de Rayole

 

The welcome committee at Villa Soleil d'Or

 

Another morning in paradise.

 

An exhausting vacation for our sweet puppy.

 

A delicious chicken and mashed potatoes meal prepared without a potato masher.

 

Family walk

 

Tom has fallen for the plancha...(rouget and sole pictured here)

 

Andy, the bougainvillea and the dancing dog.

 

Apero

 

Aud asked for "royalty shots". This one from earlier this week.

 

Great company, great food, great views.

 

No BBQ? Don't care...

 

Full moon and sun rise

 

Gloomy Sunday for the Emge siblings on the Côte d'Azure.

Not pictured: Sarah, not participating, and Brad, not here.

For her b-day, Pepa got the best playmate 💗💙

Bon anniversaire, Super Pepa Brown 🎂 💙💙💙

And once again, it's a wrap

 

New to the menu in 2022

Sole meunière, Ile de Re pommes de terre (thanks to Grand Frais’ opening this year)

NYT perfect instant ramen

Zucchini slice

Tomato clafouti

Figs on tomme de chevre

Brunswick stew

Still Brunswick stew, corn bread

Loot from the U.S.

Tajin chicken, cilantro rice, fried green tomatoes

Fettuccini with Chile crisp and spinach

Confit de canard is back!

Barley risotto with feta and mint

Orange chicken, broccoli with oyster sauce

Veal marsala, burrata tortellos with toasted hazelnuts, sauteed sage and balsamic reduction

Cod with mussels, crème fraiche leeks and potatoes

Duck breast alla diavolo, asparagus, rice-a-roni

Flourless chocolate cake with berries and coulis

Petits salé aux lentilles  (not our photo : -/

Petits salé hash-browns (our photo : -)