Flowers and Food for Oscar

Good:   my favourite dinner guests
Bad:  most disappointing Oscar show ever


Dessert fruit from my local market
Lindor truffles from SA





The new oven was christened with a mini shoulder -of- lamb roll
and sweet pumpkin with cinnamon sticks.

The Boschendal Lanoy, bought at the airport, was just
purrrrrrrrrrrrrfect.

My favourite moment of the Oscars:


Charlize Theron & Tatum Channing's dance.

Come to think of it, Charlize was the only shining star at the Oscars, in my humble opinion.

Best Dressed too!


See you next year!

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