It was hard to be away from home for Easter of course, but we were so fortunate to have our friends, Dominique and Daniel, invite us to a wonderful Easter dinner at their flat. And even more lucky because Mama and Papa Flahaut were there to help with the traditional French cookery.
Mama was resting when I captured Dominique and her dad in the kitchen, finishing up things. It was a communal effort and preparation took days, but the result was wonderful. They apologized for not having the traditional lamb for Easter, but we had no trouble making do with the coq-au-vin. Important to have dark meat, children, for the flavor. This was after the first course of avocado mixed with tuna meat and olive oil and stuffed back in half avocado skins. 
Yum! The cheese course after the main meal was wonderful, with, I think it was, five different cheeses from three different countries. We took a rest then and went out to their large terrace to chat and have little Easter chocolate treats. Rand and Daniel enjoyed discussing the Sorry State of the World and All Its Inhabitants. I enjoyed Daniel's story of how much trouble he has Getting Things Cut at work. It involved much bureaucracy and foolishness. I took a couple of turns conversing with Mama Flahaut, which consisted mostly of her steady stream of French consciousness and my furrowed brow or once in a while nods of comprehension as I understood a stray word or two. But it really didn't matter at all; just being together is what's important.
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