Day 3 of our vacation in the south of France. We put Jerome in charge of cocktails, and I was put in charge of the barbeque. Aude’s father was put in charge of killing the bees, and Aude’s mother was in charge of the couscous. Aude volunteered to be in charge of sitting by the pool.

Look out — the bee killer is poised and ready for action!

 

Limes at the ready for mojitos

 

Experts at work making the cocktails

 

A consultation in the kitchen

 

Jerome wonders if he should use the entire bottle

 

More drink-ology

 

By the pool

 

Cats are very clean animals. Minouche gets ready to take her shower.

 

Minouche watches all the action from beside the pool

 

Aude takes her job of relaxing by the pool very seriously.

 

Matt is on barbecue duty — merguez sausages at the ready!

 

The couscous is a success!

 

Relaxing in the pool…

 

Jerome came to spend a weekend with us in Paris recently. We managed to grab a few snaps. I particularly like how Daisy and Calypso managed to work their way into one of the shots.

Daisy, Jerome, Aude and Calypso

Jerome and Aude

A few more pictures from Easter Sunday in the South of France…

There are definitely worse places to spend a Sunday afternoon…

Aude’s mother, hard at work preparing Easter lunch

Minouche watches everything from the garden

Jerome and Liher relax with a book before lunch

Even if my parents couldn’t be here in person, they were with us in spirit!

Aude has always been rubbish at hide-and-seek

Aude and her mother in the March sunshine

Jerome and Liher beside the pool

Everyone in front of the pool

Matthew, Jerome and Liher

Aude puts the final touches on the starter…

Foie gras and cepes — a great way to start Easter lunch

I’ve finally unpacked my laptop at home and had time to go through the last few shots of Canterbury. My uncle was in town for a few days on business the week before we moved and came down to spend the weekend with us, squeezed in among the moving boxes. What some people will put up with for a pint or two of decent beer!

Having met my aunt at the wedding, Anne-Laure and Neil were keen to meet the other half of the pairing, so we arranged a Sunday roast…

Anne-Laure can’t believe what Neil is saying!

No, she really can’t believe what he’s saying…

Bob, looking surprisingly fresh for having just arrived off a trans-Atlantic flight

Daisy, unimpressed with the entire affair

Matt and Aude pose for the camera

Neil horsing around? Never!

Now it’s Bob’s turn to pose

Obligatory family photo

Matt is very comfortable