On A (Needle) Roll

I erred and started something else in France.  At least I had brought it with me and not started a brand new project!  This is the Forget Me Not Needle Roll from Sweetheart Tree.  I've got the beginning of the letters done.

Got Lost, Great Food

 Sometimes the GPS is imperfect.  Sometimes that imperfection results in serendipity.  Such was the case on our last night in Normandy.  We were looking for Deux Tonneaux, but found Prieure instead.  It was a very good find.  Unfortunately, the place doesn't take credit cards, and we were a bit low on cash, leaving the next day.   There was also no cash machine in the village. Because of that, we didn't order all we would have.  I got the prix fixe meal and Andreas got a main course of rabbit.  We shared the salad, which was fresh and wonderful.

 Here's a picture of the front area with a plate and the outdoor dining area below.  This place is also a hotel and has a playground for children and a wonderful canal running through the property.

 Here is Andreas' rabbit.  He said it tasted good, and he loved the fries too.  He also said that he could get rabbit at least as good for half the price at home in Moldova.

 My beef  was tender and flavorful.  I didn't eat the potatoes, of course.  It was traditional and not very spicy, though.

 Cheese for palate cleansing.  I could get Andreas to only eat the brie.  Cheese is good!

Dessert was creme brulee, which was perfectly made - crispy crust and smooth, creamy pudding.  I definitely recommend this place, but bring cash!  It's a couple of miles outside of Pont l"Eveque in St. Hymer.  Go. Enjoy.  And pet the dog for me!

In The Middle

Yay!  I'm on the last spot to fill!  All the backgrounds are done, and all that's left is the center iris.

Back To The Pizza Place

 On our last day in Normandy, we took it easy and went back to Pont Audemer.  There, we found a gaming store, a fabric shop, and a thread/sewing shop.  So we shopped and had lunch at Tour de la Pis, which we'd eaten at a couple of weeks earlier.  It was still wonderful.  I had a salad and the same pizza I'd had before, minus the egg.  My salad was fresh with wonderful greens, and the pizza was even better without the egg on top!  Andreas had the pizza of the day, which had tomatoes, salami, goat cheese, and an egg.  He asked for no egg, but they forgot.  It was still good. 

On The Corner Motif

I'm on the last motif of this part now.  It's been a long slog, but I''m almost to the end.

Buffalo Grill One Last Time

 Since aurochs are long dead in Europe, their imagination must be taken with the North American buffalo.  It's the only reason I can think of for so many restaurants being named after them.  We had one last dinner at the Buffalo Grill near our place.  Surprisingly, Andreas had a hamburger yet again.  I had green beans with my steak, and they were good, if a bit overladen with butter.  The steak was fair to middling, but cooked just right.  On top of that, the waitress was a lot nicer than the one we'd had on the previous visit.

Moroccan In Normandy

 Le Berbere has two locations - one in Deauville and one in Pont l'Eveque.  We went to the one in Pont l'Eveque for lunch during our trip.  They didn't let us share, so we had a lot of extra food.  It was good, though, albeit not as spicy as we had hoped.