The other morning whilst out on a mission I stopped for a coffee of the quality I like and spotted on the specials board in the homely little cafe at the Victoria Mill in Congleton a French Onion Soup, which called out to me for myriad reasons! 

For one, it's the weather outside; full blown Autumnal now.

It whispered comfort to me. For the second, it is November now and back in the past I will have returned from painting the Autumnal vineyards of the Bourgogne region in France .. a body of work I will exhibit here soon! 

Enough of the melodrama! There are a great many things to be getting on with. In November up to early December I will be featuring work from my portfolio as Limited Edition Prints on the walls. 

There is also a collaborative venture in furniture design and construction using Oak as old as Nelson's 'Victory'- in memory, from a beautiful beam salvaged from an ancient farmhouse and former coaching inn, the owner of which decided that a steel beam was the future. All the better for us! 

There is also a fine collection of quality books with a serious leaning into the art of the Folio Society Collection to be perused …

All this within a sniff of the aforementioned cafe .. do come along! Perhaps see you there.

For the meantime, close your eyes and breathe in the fragrant aroma of a home made French Onion Soup such as that nurtured in the pan by Ian Whitehouse, the chef of Michelin starred experience in his Loft Cafe at Victoria Mill.

How to get there.. 

The Victoria Mill Art & Antiques Centre : 

https://www.victoriamillantiques.co.uk/

The Loft Cafe : 

https://www.facebook.com/share/17nKvZV8wF/

French Onion Soup (Vegetarian Version!)

https://www.loveandlemons.com/french-onion-soup/