Wednesday, July 7th

Kaley and I started out the day with a walk 

down to our market in town. We stopped 

for a snack and while we were sitting on 

the sidewalk eating, 3 different people 

stopped to say, "bon appetit".

This is my favorite patisserie...

although I can't find a name on it.

The girls and went in the ministry 
in Axat in the mountains about 10

minutes away in the afternoon.

It was hot so we had to cool down.

We saw some people going down the 

river with wetsuits..the water was ice cold. 

Then we continued up in the mountains 

to La Clat to buy some goat cheese.

Voila, le fromage de 

chevre...surprisingly mild.

Monday, July 5th

This morning Drew and I drove 
into town..I got my favorite pastry 

at my favorite patisserie..a beignet.

Normalement, j'ai la framboise mais

aujourd'hui c'était la pomme.

Imagine a sugared doughnut, all

fluffy with real fruit filling.

This is a view of the river from

the other side of town.

We strolled through the Jardinerie..I

would love this windmill for my garden.

Next, we went in the ministry in 

this nearby mountain town.

After the ministry we headed off to Lac 

Puivert for a swim.

Saturday, July 3rd

Today is cloudy and 

cooler which is nice 

since the weather has been 

hotter than expected 

for this time of year. 

This morning we went in 

the ministry with our 

neighbors Brian and Bev. 

Most of our English group 

is away in Paris for the 

convention. We started with some 

calls in our village. 

After an hour or so...tea time.

Next we traveled 

to the mountains to St. 

Colombe about 20 minutes away.

We went to the French meeting in Esperaza.
After we had dinner at a little restaurant,
quite tasty. I had the Plat du Jour..onion soup, 
poulet with frites, and apple tart for dessert.

Friday, July 2nd

The girls and I went into Carcassonne for the afternoon. The sales are going on in France right now and that only happens twice a year, I think the government regulates that. I had to return a power converter since it blew up..imagine a smaller Best Buy with nobody who speaks English.

Lastly, the yellow is my favorite road sign..basically means YIELD! or translates to..you don't have the priority.

Thursday, July 1st

We have been gone for 3 weeks today, my how time flies. We spent much of today deciding on our plans for next week. We were scheduled to leave for Paris today but our lodging arrangements fell through so we are going to stay put here and try to go in the middle of the month. We finished our pottery this morning and I worked on the wheel a bit.

We went for a walk at sunset which seems like about 9:45 here. We always make friends along the way, even the big dogs are friendly.  I just don't want to come across a wild boar at night.