Another harvest of beans from the garden.Well, it turned out that that was only the first course, and there were many more to come, not to mention a full dinner later in the evening. I should have known. I am still full.
An apple tart with fruit from our trees.In between Ken and I were dashing home to check on the dog and to use our bathroom. At around six p.m. I took Callie out for her walk. When I told our host I was going to walk the dog and thanked him for his hospitality, he said, "You're coming back after, right? It's a complete day, you know!" So after the walk it was back to the party for an evening bbq and dinner under the stars. Ouf!
That's a gorgeous apple tart. You have the gift of patience, to slice the apples so thin and then arrange them so neatly. On days like this, your blog makes me hungry.
ReplyDeleteohhhhh those are beautiful photos, Walt :) Were you comfortable at the party, or is Ken more comfortable at these types of things?
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Judy
If you're too full to eat that beautiful tart, Wlat, you can send it to me! ;-)
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You see? I'm so hungry, I'm making typos!
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Beautiful pics comme d'habitude. My longest meal with my French family was over 6 hours and I thought I was exhausted! I can't imagine the lengthy journée/soirée you endured. Il faut profiter, hein?
ReplyDeleteLove the green beans!! LoVe the tarte even MORE!! What an artist you are to have laid down those slices with such care to have it come out soooooo absolutely parfait.... It is even too pretty to eat!!! But, I hope you enjoyed every bit of it!!! Take care!
ReplyDeletelouise, thanks! It's surprisingly easy to arrange the apples that way.
ReplyDeletejudy, I really don't like parties, but after a while I get into a groove. Maybe it's the wine... And yes, we heard about Biden!
bettyann, sorry, it didn't last very long!
rachael, and after all the eating, most of these people stay very slim. They must eat for the month at that one party...
leesa, the slices look much better once they've cooked and settled into the custard. It's not hard to do at all!
12-hour party? I actually rather enjoyed the time-efficient parties in the US this year. But I know that a lot of people love this sort of drawn-out affair, both the French (obviously) and a lot of expats.
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