Papa’s Birthday

We celebrated Papa’s 77th birthday today!  We invited our friends Deirdre and Vladimir for lunch.  Deirdre brought pavlova with raspberries and mango for dessert.  We had a nice visit and a happy day!

I walked around the rempart walls early this morning, and stopped in the cathédrale before coming home.  I was the only person there, and I especially enjoyed seeing the morning light come through the stained glass on the east side of the cathédrale.  I am fascinated by a graphic painting in the cathédrale, of people burning in hell.  All interesting!

After lunch, I walked down rue Nationale to the Chateau des comtes de Armagnac, used for the past few years as a Brocante Village (Antique Stores).  The castle was started in 910, and built onto for centuries.  It became a hospital in 1749 and remained in use for medical services until 2013.  It is still regal.