On our way back from the vernissage in Vendargue last night, Jan remembered a good restaurant that we had eaten at a couple of years back, so even though it was 21.30 we stopped off to see if we could get in. Lou Flambadou, used to be run by an Italian and his French wife. It's a pretty restaurant in a small village, Codognan, right on the N113 just near the Perrier 'factory'. Our previous meal was memorable and we wanted to see if it had changed. Whilst ostensibly the same, the restaurant had changed hands, but it was full. Our meal was good but not special. We both started with a caviar of aubergine which we enjoyed, then Jan had coulibiac (fish pie to you and me) and I had scallops. We skipped cheese which was included in the 26 euros menu and moved onto puds. Jan's creme brulé was fresh and my fresh fruit salad was plentiful but unspectacular. All this was washed down with a very good 2005 rosé from Chateau Lancyre. It's a little too far from us to use it often but if were ever in the area we would eat there again.
Today was a day for garden maintenance. I had to start thinking about putting the pool to bed and we both took a look at the Leylandii hedge on the back boundary. I have always sworn against these trees which are the bane of English gardens but it is difficult to find anything as fast growing as Leylandii. Ours have finally taken off so I intend to trim them properly and not let them get wild. When they are well maintained they are fine.
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Today was a day for garden maintenance. I had to start thinking about putting the pool to bed and we both took a look at the Leylandii hedge on the back boundary. I have always sworn against these trees which are the bane of English gardens but it is difficult to find anything as fast growing as Leylandii. Ours have finally taken off so I intend to trim them properly and not let them get wild. When they are well maintained they are fine.
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