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Lynn Deasy is a freelance writer, author, foodie, and garden tinkerer. She lives in a 600 year old house in southern France with her husband, Christophe. Currently, she is looking for a literary agent for her memoir CA VA? STORIES FROM RURAL LIFE IN SOUTHERN FRANCE which examines the oddities of French provincial living from an outsider’s point of view through a series of adventures that provide more than a fair share of frustration, education, admiration, and blisters…. yes, lots and lots of blisters. Lynn blogs every Monday, Wednesday, and sometimes Friday.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday’s Leftover: September 18th

Monday’s Leftovers is a periodical series that recaps the weekend moments, the menu, the tasks, and the memories left long after the coffee is finished.


Menu:
Champagne: Marie Stuart, Brut - Grande Reserve
First Course: Great White Beefsteak Gazpacho “revisited” with Grilled Langoustine and Fresh Fennel
Main Course: Rabbit Confit in sauce Marchand de Vin, Cream of Potimarron, Sautéed Russian Tomato, topped with Potimarron Chips
Dessert: Yellow Raspberry Cake with Meringue Cream, Coffee


We’ve been wearing jeans and long sleeve shirts as the summer passed with little trace of the season, but September brought hot and humid weather that had us temporarily break out the shorts and sandals.  Family came to visit for the weekend, so all chores were put on hold to welcome them, and Christophe and I bartered for kitchen space in preparation of the meal.  They arrived as the Autumnal winds started to kick up and the smell of fallen leaves welcomed them.  The weather was still warm, but quickly changed.  The evening brought the promise of rain, which arrived sporadically throughout the night and continued through the next day.  The temperature dropped dramatically and open windows were quickly shuttered close. The warmer clothes shed for the last few days were re-found as we fronted the brutal seasonal change.  Autumn arrived overnight, unwelcomed with summer’s promised closure. 

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