
Dead Mice and Canapes
'We're thinking about having a little lunch party on Sunday. Can you do canapés for between 20 and 40?' Asked the expat documentary maker who speaks four languages, including French and Russian and lives in the village here in the Var. I arrived in Provence five months ago desperate for any paid work. I said yes. My previous job, managing a sculpture business in Scotland, included hosting parties for potential clients. Laying on food for 40 I can do. But not canapés. Fi