Lisbeth's just got back from two days away visiting friends in the Charente. I think she had a great time and.........No, she says she had a brilliant time. It was two days doing the things that give her a lot of pleasure: spending time with people she likes a lot, discussing interesting things, sharing good food and wine and meeting up with old friends. She says that their house is lovely and the atmosphere was very relaxing. I didn't get to go, of course, because I was house-sitting and Kombucha-sitting. Not as interesting a time as Lisbeth but then I'm a sheep and she's not.
This morning they visited a cafe in the nearby town. Lisbeth has been there before but not for some years and was delighted to find it virtually unchanged. You go into what looks like an old-fashioned, French peasant-style kitchen. And it is this lady's kitchen. It is the same old lady running it as was there 5 years ago. She is now 87 but very sprightly.
Lisbeth and her friend ordered coffee with hot milk. Old 70s cups came first (no saucers) with spoons, sugar and a small piece of chocolate each. When the lady returned (in the typical Mrs Overall-style apron) she was carrying two aluminum saucepans: one very small of strong coffee, which she divided between the two cups and an even smaller one of hot milk, which she left on the table for them to help themselves.
Lisbeth says it was one of those special moments here in France: a delightful experience, little changed since the 50s and full of French charm.
This morning they visited a cafe in the nearby town. Lisbeth has been there before but not for some years and was delighted to find it virtually unchanged. You go into what looks like an old-fashioned, French peasant-style kitchen. And it is this lady's kitchen. It is the same old lady running it as was there 5 years ago. She is now 87 but very sprightly.
Lisbeth and her friend ordered coffee with hot milk. Old 70s cups came first (no saucers) with spoons, sugar and a small piece of chocolate each. When the lady returned (in the typical Mrs Overall-style apron) she was carrying two aluminum saucepans: one very small of strong coffee, which she divided between the two cups and an even smaller one of hot milk, which she left on the table for them to help themselves.
Lisbeth says it was one of those special moments here in France: a delightful experience, little changed since the 50s and full of French charm.
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