Wednesday 5 June 2013

Passing Time

Today I had an appointment with my bank.  In Bellac.  (That's in the Limousin area of France)...

Map of Bellac

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...

Under the Limes 1

It was a lovely sunny day, but everything was shut and the town was like a film set for Doomwatch... (anyone remember that?)...

Waiiting for the bank to open

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...

Wednesday 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:

Knitnstitch Sue said...

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 ;-)

Elizabethd said...

Those first new potatoes, in our area from Noirmoutier, were so delicious!