Sometime today many years ago I "Madame Pat" was born, I will say it was much later than the date "1684-18 Avril" inscribed on this ancient door that we found in the village today!"
A starter of Pâte, cornichons and salad.
Dessert.
Wisteria in the Jardin Bourain" ...teaching garden
Japanese Irises
Lily of the Valley
Water flowing rapidly in the stream.
Heading back downhill now....
Ready for a picnic!
Some birthday treats!
A long, leisurely lunch that was two and a half hours in length was enjoyed at the local Auberge.
Aperitifs...followed by a delicious soup, then choice of starters, main course of ham steak dinner, dessert and wine.
Pickled herring salad plate.
After lunch, I joined Madame M for a walk...we agreed it would be a short one today...but it turned out that we walked for an hour and three quarters....much longer than planned.
Madame M and I had discussed possibly attending a Gourmet Walk this coming Sunday... we realized that we were not ready to master the 18.7km walk that is being held this weekend..it would have been interesting and similar to a progressive dinner party with different courses being served at stops along the way .
We concluded we must continue with our walking regiment to build our stamina and realize our goal of one day attempting the Santiago de Compostale pilgrimage walk.
Plenty of spring flowers were photographed today.
The moment we realized that we are not ready for anything more than ten to twelve kilometres on any one day...
Wisterias nearing the end.
A beautiful climbing rose.
More wisteria.
Plan d'eau
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