Darkest Fruit

Before moving to France 13 years ago I had always dreamed of having an orchard and indulging in a variety of homely pursuits like baking apple pies from my own apples and creating jams and conserves from my prizewinning strawberries and raspberries.  We now have the good fortune to have just such an orchard and…

English Afternoon Tea – French Style

In which we consider tea, cake, insomnia and the terrifying menace of butter………… Because we are situated somewhat off the beaten track, some of our customers travel quite a distance to reach us to visit our boutique.  Sometimes the time taken can be more the result of getting hopelessly lost than the actual distance from…