Today I had an appointment with my bank. In Bellac. (That's in the Limousin area of France)...
The appointment was for 2 pm - and the bank doesn't open till 2 pm (nor does anything else...) so I had to hang around a bit. The bank is on the corner of a junction and there is a little roundabout - with a lime tree and a circular bench round it - in the middle. So I sat on the bench and waited...
It was a lovely sunny day, but everything was shut and the town was like a film set for Doomwatch... (anyone remember that?)...
It was very quiet and peaceful, but I do sometimes feel that my life is just passing by in this peaceful and rural backwater of France. So different from England - lovely sometimes and not-so-lovely at other times.
Anyhow, I got my bank business done, by which time the supermarkets were open and I could do some food shopping before returning home.
This was what I had for my dinner...
...omelette with chestnut mushrooms, some lovely new potatoes from the Isle de Ré and fresh spinach with cream, black pepper and nutmeg. Scrumptious!
2 comments:
Oh, Penny, right now I would give anything for your very quiet and peaceful lifestyle.
I really miss the slower pace of life in France.
If you ever want company, give me a call ;-)
Those first new potatoes, in our area from Noirmoutier, were so delicious!
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