Every Tuesday, weather permitting, Les Randonneurs de la Malepère, walk around the countryside. As it takes about 10 minutes to greet everyone with a traditional “2 kiss” or hand shake, one always has to turn up early. Yesterday there were 24 on the walk! We drove to Montclar and set off. It began with a steep climb into the Malepère hills. Once we got to the top, the view was worth the climb. Looking towards the Pyrenees, we could see the mountains of Pic de St-Bartélemy, Pic de Soularac and les Monts d’Olmes.
Once we arrived back at the cars, 2 galettes des rois and bottles of Blanquette were produced. The gateaux are usually eaten around the 6th January. The tradition actually dates back to the 14th century. It is an ancient festival which celebrates the 3 kings who brought gifts to Jesus, soon after he was born.
A ’fève’ (*originally a bean but now tends to be a plastic trinket) is baked inside the cake and the cake is shared around the table. Whoever receives the fève is then crowned king or queen for the day. The Queens on this occasion were Bernadette and Christianne. The refreshment was much appreciated.
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For the last few weeks we have been having major problems with our computer. There have been pop-ups and horrible blue screens warning us that we had serious viruses and needed to download software. Richard wrote to a local forum, based in the Languedoc area and they suggested contacting “Security Cadets”. After much communication between the two, I think that the problem has been solved (touch wood).
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