Christmas n' stuff...!
Yes, it's December... so there has to be some kind of decorating, but to do it, I'd have to go out in the cold, go to the outhouse where all those things that you never really need, but don't want to throw away, are stored for most of the year...dig around for ages to finally find those things now required, which have been 'reposing' since last December, just to finally say to yourself - 'is it worth it' - and return to the warmth of the living room, currently smelling of a 'ragout de veau' busily bubbling on the stove and giving off odours that are painfully tempting , Blanquette de veau printaniere. considering that Mr. le Marquis no longer has the right to something like a 'Beaujolais Nouveau' which would accompany a veal stew so well, and - ironically - would have been available at this period of the year in the Chateau...Doctor's orders says no, and He imposes them by arranging the daily visit of a Nurse, who takes blood pressure,
