The oven at my boyfriend's house gets a serious work-out every day in order to feed the whole family... except for Sunday when everything goes quiet. Ovens are magical but underrated things - think how much harder life would be without one! - Lucy
Last week we were staying with friends just north of Saintes and on our penultimate day, after 10 years of loyal service, 'le four a rendu l'âme'. The good news is that nice man from Darty came round the following day in his red van and delivered a new one... same style as in your photo.