Saturday morning in Lectoure

I woke up to mostly clear skies, with sun tinted pink clouds, and a view of the snow tipped Pyrenees.  By 8:00, hot air balloons were firing up next to the rugby field, and were soon in the air.  It was a beautiful morning with fog hanging over low fields.  

We have had a busy week after returning from Bordeaux and Arcachon on Monday evening.  We had lunch with friends Kay and Jay on Wednesday at La Plancha in Castet-Arrouy, where our neighbor is the chef.  Lunch was delicious and our friends Lesley and Andy came just after us, to have lunch with visiting friends.  In the evening, we had friends over with their young son, to talk about options for going to university in the States.

On Thursday morning, I had coffee with our friend Johani, who has three young children.  I love hearing about their family and trying to identify with them, living in this ancient village because the schools are excellent.  We had lunch on Thursday with our friend Ingrid, at Chez Vous in Saint Puy.  She invited a friend from Lectoure, who came via birth in Turkey, then years in the UK, and also found Lectoure because of the schools.  Lunch was generous and delicious, with interesting conversation.

I walked with our friend Deirdre on Friday morning, then went to the Friday market in Lectoure.  Papa went with me on my second pass through the market, to pick up fresh bread.  We ran into our friends Kay and Jay, with their friends visiting from Berkeley, Dean and Dick.  We invited them for lunch at our house and we feasted on bread, cheese, and fruit, with Floc.  

We had our friends Aline and Gerhard for dinner on Friday evening.  We ate and talked a few hours.  It was a very nice evening.  A good week!