Yesterday it poured with rain for most of the day. It started in the night with a crack of thunder and continued throughout Sunday. I know that we need the rain but it really was a very dull and depressing day. When it the rain finally stopped, we went for a walk around the village to get a bit of fresh air. As Saturday was Toussaint, a jour férié in France when people remember family members who have died, we decided to visit the graveyards. In spite of the grey skies, the brightly coloured pots of chrysanthemums and cyclamen seemed to brighten the cemetery.
Some people think that I have a morbid fascination with graveyards but I find walking around them very interesting and one can learn so much history about the village and the people who live there. Many years ago, whilst we were spending a holiday in St. Tropez, we saw Brigitte Bardot placing flowers on a grave. It was beautiful seeing the colourful flowers around tombs with a backdrop of clear sky and the blue Mediterranean Sea behind.
As our boulangerie is changing hands, we are going to be without it for a week whilst the new proprietors move in. Bonne chance et au revoir to Brigitte and Alain Moles who are moving to Toulouse and welcome to Norbert and Nathalie de Nadaï.
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