Since arriving in early April, we have met people in various situations, at the hotel we stayed in the first month of our stay, neighbors on our street and around the corners, shop owners that have sold us art and furniture and building supplies, via WhatsApp when introduced by new friends, at vide greniers, at concerts and fêtes, at farm dinners, and more. We’ve met a mix of people from all over the world, and all of them chose to come to the Gers or chose to stay in the Gers. It is a special place.
We enjoy having people visit us in our home or meet us for a glass of wine with cheese on Rue Nationale. On Tuesday afternoon, we had a visit from a couple we met a few weeks ago, when we visited the village they live in, about 20 km from Lectoure. We met Andy while we walked through the village and he was working in his garden. We went back to their village the next day for a vide grenier and ran into the two of them, exchanging contact information. Andy and Lesley immigrated from the UK. They went through the complete process and are now French citizens. They bought a total redo, replacing the roof and rebuilding their house from the outside to the inside. They stayed at our house a couple of hours, and we enjoyed every moment. We made plans to get together again next week.
And Thursday night, we went to an organ concert at the Cathedral at 18:30, before we went for dinner at Chez Vous, a restaurant in Saint-Puy, a nearby village, with our friends, Dominique and Romain. They are Parisiens enjoying their pied-à-terre across the street from us several months/year. Dinner was delicious with live Brazilian guitar music, that we all enjoyed.
Friday morning, another new friend, Judy, came to Lectoure for the Friday market. We shopped for fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, and bread. Papa had lunch with us at Le Cochon Bleu. We had a wonderful conversation, shared books, and are getting together on Wednesday to go to the spa. Papa and I are having a wonderful summer in Lectoure!
