Daily Archives: February 6, 2012

I am up to my elbows in blood and wine.  Monsieur C. paid one of his visits last week and after four days of serious marinating I’m ready to slice his massive thigh of wild boar into fine strips.  It’s raw and cold but smelling wonderfully of burgundy and juniper berries. The boar have been pesky lately.  We hear them rooting in the thickets at night and witness their destruction in the morning.  When I’d gone out eager to see them at work the other evening, our elder son collared me; they charge if they feel threatened especially if it’s […]