| The buzz of conversation while we awaited the waiter |  |
 | Then it's down to the serious business |
| Christophe and Andree posing in the background |  |
 | Claudie presenting Geoff with a letter from children hoping to link their school in the Vallée de la Course with one in the Elham Valley |
| Claudie & Geoff with the letter and lots of Christmas wishes |  |
 | Magician Philip Tilston "throwing" Ian's invisible money at Shep |
| Ian, hoping his money is inside a lemon |  |
 | Philip's blooming rose! |
