A day of chopping and cooking and drinking

Preparing a family meal in Normandy is an event in itself. Anyone and everyone will be dragged into helping. B safely hid himself upstairs in the office where he could play Wii without interruption. I was not so lucky. Even with my notorious lack of culinary skills, I was drawn into peeling and chopping vegetables, washing dishes, prepping plates and... Yeah, nobody entrusted me with any cooking. That's okay: I was in charge of entertainment that evening and I had two aces in my back pocket.