Xmas Eve...

Local expat Brit artists Tod and Kate put on a huge and amazing Party for Xmas eve that left me and other in tatters and worst ever hang over... Oysters Paella Wine Games No Sleep.... great ambition... no idea...

Rose and Evie in Paris

Few images of Rose and Evie in the snow in Paris.... shopping.....

Happy Xmas to all......

Rose and Evie off today for a couple of days in Paris shopping in the snow... We have been having fun locally including hunting for game to fill the pot, making wine and packing. Brother Stephen and family here this week for festivities and numerous gatherings. Happy festive season to all....

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Amour Paris....

Fantastic long weekend in Paris with friends. Highlight was a very extensive retrospective of Basquiat paintings from the 80's and some quality dining experiences. Cold now and snow throughout country.... awaiting a flurry down south and hopeful for Xmas. Brother Stephen and family here for a week of festive indulgence and village life on Xmas eve .... Rose in Corsica again this weekend to do final blend for the Vermentino wine and is also looking at doing a Rosé in Provence. Planning departure for Italy January 4.

Going Troppo ....

Had a great time with Giles and Suzanne who left for Spain on Sunday. Had a last hoorar at the village bar with friends and crazy locals. Then onto huge thanksgiving lunch that lasted 10 hours and ended up in drinking games with inevitable consequences. Rose and I going with Danielle and Nikolai to Paris for a long weekend this Friday, kid free! There is a Cy Twombly exhibition at the new Gagosian Paris Gallery, a major Basquiat retrospective at the Musee de art Modern and the Pompidou has a Gabriel Orozco exhibition - should be fun!

Pont du Gard

Many adventures this week but none to surpass the Roman built Pont du Gard. One of the greatest roman engineering achievements. We are being treated this weekend to a huge thanksgiving dinner with a couple of American writers living in the village who have become good friends. We are fully settled in and now all reluctant to leave except Evie! Still coming home but who knows what the future holds...