On Saturday, I prepared for dinner two couples we’ve known since our first year in Lectoure, 2022. Each lives in a small village several kilometers from Lectoure, and we get together often. While taking a break around 3, I had a text message from friends from a different village, that were in Lectoure and wanted to stop by. They came a few minutes later, and stayed until 5:15. We were thrilled to see them! She is Canadian and he is French. They spent their winter in Canada and are just back for the summer.
I rushed to take a shower then went back to the kitchen to cook. I still had most of the dinner to prepare. Our guests arrived at 6:30. Papa entertained them in the salon with glasses of wine, while I spent about 30 minutes finishing the cooking and presentation. We sat down at the table at 7:00 and we talked until 11. It was an enjoyable evening and wonderful to catch up with friends, while a light rain fell and occasional bolts of lightning and thunder. This rainbow was a gift around 9:00.
We woke up this morning to see clouds over most of the Pyrenees, with a bit of mountains peaking through. Beautiful!
This morning, we went to a vide grenier in Castera-Lectourois. There had been rain earlier in the morning, so there were not as many vendors as in the past. Castera-Lectourois is a beautiful small village and we walked to the end of the road, to the 14th century cathedral and turned around. We bought two large casserole dishes for 1 euro each. A good morning!
