As I drove down at 7AM I witnessed one of the most amazing sunrises of my life. The sun was just rising above the horizon and seemed to explode into the sky as one sees pictures of over the Pacific. It lasted all of 3 minutes but what a way to start the day.

More of the sames as the pickiung team slows down. This is normal and expected as the energy of earlier in the week subsides and fatigue begins to crep into ones bones. The picking wnet all day in Petits Pres and our guys were dragging at the end. They finished all but parts of a couple of rows which I will have our boy/girl slaves attack on Monday AM. Rather uneventful; thankfully.

Dinner Chez Denis Toner:

It must be understood from the outset that the 4 principle food groups chez Denis are the followiong:

1. butter

2. cream

3. fois gras

4. truffles and/or truffle oil

From the above Denis’ capacity to invent multiple combinations is legendary and Sunday was no exception.

Amuse bouche: a dolop of fois gras in custard cream.

Hand made spring rolls on spicy noodles.

Broiled Salmon on purred potatoes (aka cream, truffels, lots of salt and a bit of potato to hold it together).

In other words the healthy part was more than canceled by the cream, butter and fois gras; what a wonderful concept.