A Slow Day!

Slow Day

We awoke with intentions of having a slow day.

It was raining so “Picasso”  drove us to  the local Garden Centre “ Gamm Vert”  to satisfy agriculturalist M’s interests.

Here we spent time looking at seeds, and many flowers, plants, trees for both indoors and outdoors.

Orchids for Uncle E.

On the advertisement Board, we spotted the above…order your chickens now.

From here, we ventured down the road to a nearby village Salviac and we found a restaurant called “Auberge de Quercy” serving lunch, which is very popular with the local workers.  

The Menu de Jour included four courses, buffet of hors d’oeuvres, grilled sausages and penne pasta, cheese platter, choice of dessert, and included Cahors wine and espresso coffees …all for 12.50 Euros. 

The proprietor also offered us Calvados with our coffees.

The honeys’ drove to the nearby Agricultural Museum where there were buildings housing many 100s’ of old farm tractors and agricultural implements including a tobacco baling press, tobacco plug maker, potato digger, and other equipment the purpose of which is now lost in time and motor cycles, bicycles and automobiles.

The women folk sauntered the village streets, visiting the local Tourism Office and a mercantile store, “A la Confiance”; where K purchased some fine French tea towels and napkins, which she will enjoy in her Kitchen.

The womenfolk later met their honeys at the local Brocante…where we spent no money.

Reflection in the mirror of the house across the street

On our return trip, we toured the commune of “L’Abbaye-Nouvelle” (New Abbey). The gothic church of the Abbey is the last building still intact of a Cistercian monastery founded in the 13^th century, built by the monks over a period of 30 years.

Since 1990 the Abbey has been the site for a “Fete des Plantes” (Plant Festival) held the 3^rd Sunday of May. Luckily, Honey & I will still be here and we plan to attend. So stay tuned for more photos from the Abbey.