Aside from a severed thumb, our housewarming barbeque went really well. The weather cooperated and we had a beautiful afternoon with clear sunny skies and a temperature of around 22C.

We’d bought loads of food in France the previous weekend. I cooked merguez sausages, burgers, and my famous black-and-pink chicken (I still haven’t quite got the knack of temperature control!), although I massively over-estimated the amount of food that we needed. We’ll be eating leftovers for the next six weeks.

Aude’s brother, Jerome, came down for the weekend. I loaned him a sweatshirt, and the photo op was too priceless to pass up.