Sunday

A beautiful church in the town of Pujols

Love the floors

A very tiny car

There are a lot of beautiful churches around, they sit empty.
It is not uncommon for the mayor to marry you in the church, it does not have to be a
religious ceremony just a pretty place to have a wedding.
There is one priest for 50 churches so each church will get one mass a year.

St Foy La Grande Market

There is a market everyday in a different town. They usually close at 12:00 but since we have been here we have been sleeping in until 10:30 have breakfast, shower,
finally ready to go out and oops it almost 12:00.
Today we set our alarms so we could visit one.

Goat cheese

In these parts the French just love oysters, this man is preparing
them to be eaten right then. I am not a big fan

Town church, we told Tatiana if lost her we would meet under the clock

They have Dora balloons here

Tatiana's favorite stand

Not quite sure where I would put theseThe French love their soaps

I loved all the spices, if I only knew how to use them all

There is also tons of dried meats

We love the rotisserie chicken

Liked the cow table cloth :)

We loaded up on Olives, they even had one that
was called "Mexican olives" which were spicy.

We stopped for a crepeA chocolate crepe

We had something funny happen to us. A friend of ours was coming to visit from Toulouse. He used his GPS to find our house. Well, his GPS took him to our neighbors house who is a 70 year old American lady who is called Mrs Fox. He knocked and knocked, walked around the house found the door open and walked in. It is a beautiful old mill house. He gave himself a tour then sat on the sofa and waited for us. He found English books and newspapers and felt he was in the right house. He was a bit annoyed that we weren't there when he told us he was coming. In the mean time Tatiana and I were out on the patio waiting for his arrival, bottle of wine in hand.
His time ran out and he had to go to his meeting so he wrote a note..

"Nice house, I gave myself a tour, sorry to miss you, Patrice"

I cant imagine what would have happened if Mrs Fox came home
and found Patrice sitting on her sofa!

More to this story:
Saw Mrs. Fox's daughter today and Mrs. fox thought I left the note and has been saying "Synthia came round and really liked my house she even gave herself a tour" Her daughter asked me not to say anything about a stranger entering her house because she has been ill and it might scare her.
I'm not sure how to take this new fame I have acquired, that I go around giving myself tours of neighbors homes.

How do the appliances work?

The first thing I have to do is figure out how all the appliances work

It is rare to have a dryer. Last year some Americans rented the house
and insisted on having one, I am very grateful to them as when it rains
it is so humid there is no way your clothes will dry.
Also you have to iron everything here including your sheets!

The dryer was pretty easy to figure out

The washing machine is in the toilet room

Washing machines are much more complicated here.
If you dont select the right temperature you may boil your clothes.
The washing cycles run for hours

The only thing I know about the remotes is that the green turns the TV on

They dont use a QWERTY keyboard here

We have yet to figure out how to change the message

The stove, turn the knob and press the little button on the lower right

The dishwasher

It has been a different life style already but one I am fully enjoying,
it has been great living outside your comfort zone and feeling very much
like the outsider. I feel like I can reinvent myself :)

Our new home

This is our new rental home which is on a vineyard

our view from the kitchen

Mr Sonolet the owner of the house showing us around.
This is how they clean up the garden.
That is Bernard the gardener in the background.

living room by the kitchen

Beautiful old fireplace, a trick is to put dried rosemary in the fire and the house will smell wonderful, you can see the basket on the right.

The dining room, the French like very narrow tables

The kitchen with no cupboards, it actually doesnt feel as messy as it looks


Our tiny fridge no freezer, the French shop everyday and eat fresh food daily.
They dont have tupperware or left overs.

Tatiana's room with NO closets!

Our office

Michael's desk in the background

View of vineyard from the office

Wine cellar

Wine produced from the vineyard

It is 9:15 pm and it is still light outside

We are enjoying the house very much, it is bright and airy. It is a short walk into town. It is extremely quiet, the only thing you hear are the mosquitoes.

We have the current home until June then we either need to buy a house or look for another more permanent rental. We are mindful that June will come faster than we think.