Not to be confused with these character's although I think it would great fun to be invited to their tea parties.
They enjoy their meal and company and then for the next couple of hours sit and play their favorite game Tac-Tik. Tac-Tik is kind of like the French version of Sorry!, they picked it up years ago during one of their many summers they spent in the South of France attending the Institut de Francais for french lessons. This is where Grace Kelly went to learn french after she became engaged to the Prince of Monaco. There was an article about the school in Time magazine, and it credited Mimi and Papo is the couple who has attended the school the most times at 11 returns. This Saturday we joined them for the amazing eggs benedict, banana english muffins, and fresh squeezed orange juice.
And of course Tea!
After our amazing meal, the games begin! You can only attain the coveted board game custom made from "a man" in the countryside in France, so there is only one copy of the game per Kilpatrick family. I managed to find an explanation of the game on a french website. Of course i had no idea what they were saying because it was all in french.
You play in pairs, with the goal of getting all of your pegs into the safety area with a few twists along the way of course. We played three rounds, and unfortunately only won the first.
Needless to say it was great fun and great company. It made me laugh a little that our waiter looked and acted a little like this little guy.
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