We have limited ourselves to this delicacy to once a week.
It would be very easy to eat the fresh baked croissants and pain au raisins daily...they are so delicious.
Today (Thursday), we decided the weather was agreeable and it would be a good day to start "digging in" the gardens.
I weeded while "Monsieur Honey" climbed the front garden hill like a billy goat to cultivate the gravel bank. He prepared the holes by removing some of the gravel and added some topsoil prior to planting.
Today we planted six hollyhocks, a white Gaura which is a pretty and airy plant and another slow growing shrub with beautiful white flowers (we need to find out this plant's name, it is similar to one my sister has and I think it has bride in it's name) before our backs and knees gave out.
We only have twenty-four lavender plants, twenty Hostas, two ornamental grasses, a jasmine and the four herb plants to go!
It's a good thing we still have lots of time to finish this project.
Later in the afternoon, we strolled to the Post Office in order to mail some Birthday Cards only to discover in our village it is only open in the mornings.
Next to the Post Office is a wonderful spice shop..."Aromatiques Tropicales" that carries every spice in the world.
www.aromatiques.com.
Here I purchased some basil and parsley.
From here we strolled a bit further in search of some friends of our landlady and a pleasant afternoon of cultivating a friendship unfolded.
This evening, Monsieur Honey used his "Julia Child's" skills and created his version of a wonderful Beef Bourguignon for our dinner.
