May 31st saw Genouille's big annual event. It started at 7.30am, in brilliant sunshine, with a brocante. Geoff and I headed off there at about 9.00am, by which time it was heaving!There were stalls on either side of the main street, all the way around the sides and the middle of the paddock going to the 'aire de loisir 'car park,--and then back again along the footpath! I think the whole of Poitou-Charente turned up!
Geoff & I have been suffering from a nasty snuffle that has been doing the rounds (swine fever? peut-etre!)-- and we abandonned the brocante after a couple of hours. I bought a pair of red wellies for Joe for 1 euro! Whether they'll fit the next time he comes to see us remains to be seen!
The day at Genouille continued without us----with a petanque competition, a chou-croute feast, a folk-bal and finshed off with a firework display! We were tucked up in bed by then! Next year................!
The warm sunny weather has seen everybody out in the garden. Already we are eating strawberries, broad beans, peas, lettuce, spring onions, radish & spinach from the garden! The early cherry trees have yielded loads--but the later ones are only just beginning to ripen.The 'Halles' in Charroux saw its annual 'Marche des fleurs', when all the locals were seen leaving with armfuls of geraniums, exotics and bedding plants. One wonderful stall was selling metallic giraffes ( and metallic sunflowers, owls and wild boar!)-- whilst another was selling chocolates and cognac! Well, this is France!
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