Sunday lunch

Gâteau Française

Natalie joined us for lunch today. We provided the home cooking (ok June provided the home cooking), plus a bottle of Châteauneuf du Pape (which was lovely). And Natalie provided this lovely "gâteau" of fresh strawberries. The white bits are chocolate, and the rose is marzipan.

Then to the brocante at St Amand, a nearby village. Parking in a village when the whole world has gone to visit can be tricky. Certainly there was a long walk before we reached the first stalls. Still it was mainly to take a walk in a pretty village that prompted us to go. Since very few people had purchases, perhaps we were not alone!

There was however, a large version of one of June's favourite pictures, of the lavender fields. It was unpriced at the back and we had only 5 euros. We asked the price. The man appeared to know how much we had and since it matched, we bought it.

We came home to the sound of thunder but so far it has been a very dry storm. Nice to be home anyway.


Terry