Remember When?

#Beaucaillou#Degagnac#frenchmarkets#Cafes#brocantes#videgrenier

A year ago today after months, weeks and days of planning our 2013 adventure, we finally arrived in France after our long day of travel from Canada.

 This morning I sit here enjoying my coffee with my memories of that trip.

I am remembering ...

Our arrival at the rented cottage "Beaucaillou" in Dégagnac...

Our first alfresco lunch on the terrace...

The early spring flowers decorating the village homes... 

Market shopping...

Becoming a "Brocante/ Vide-Greniers" groupie...

Monsieur Honey in a reflective mood while hunting for treasures...

Our many excursions where we discovered many new places which will have to be a story for another day!

Getting reacquainted with some of our favourite restaurants and cafés and their delicious offerings... We even attended some special soirées at two favourite restaurants...

Café Le Diablo-Fraise - Nabirat where we enjoyed wonderful surprises each time we visited!

Le Caillau - Vire sur Lot set in the vineyards of the Cahors wine region, another favorite!

The reconnecting with old friends and making new friends... 

There is so much to daydream about right now but I must get back to reality and do some household chores!

A bientôt!      

Wine Wednesday

# WineWednesday#Spanishwines #CostaBrava

Our plans are falling in place for this year's adventure which I am sorry to say is still a few weeks away.

And as you know we have had to bear a very harsh, cold and snowy winter ... Good news is that Spring may have finally arrived which should make the time go quicker.

In preparation for our time in Spain we have been taste testing some Spanish wines...which has given us a flavour of things to come.

I am so looking forward to sitting a at café sipping a glass of wine and nibbling on some tapas.

    French Cafés lining the beach in Collioure... 

Will there be cafés lining the Mediterranean Sea in the Costa Brava region of Spain?

Merry-Go-Rounds

#carousels#merry-go-rounds

Life sometimes can feel like you are going round and round just as if you are riding one of these beautiful "Carousels"!

In many countries in Europe, these are permanent fixtures found in town squares where children can enjoy a ride for very little money.

And, actually as an adult you can also ride and recapture some of your youth.

We don't see these very much in our part of the world, unless it is the visiting midway entrepreneurs at the Fall Fairs. 

I have never seen any as beautiful and detailed as the one in Cahors, France all decked out in gorgeous blues.

Cahors

Sarlat

A double decker carousel ... I am not sure where this was... it could be in Avignon, Carcassonne or even somewhere in Italy!

Even here on a rainy day in April the carousel was operating protected by plastic covers...

This year on our adventure I will be on the look out for these magnificent, playful structures in both France and Spain.

Will I go round and round?