Week 7 - November 12-18

Getting used to this life of sleeping 'til 11,

getting dressed around noon-thirty.

Bonjour!

Saturday, Nov. 12

Today we want to get some bread and stuff
from the Chalabre boulangerie,

so we get up and are out by 11!

It's closed and has been closed for a week for a vacation. 

Will be open again on Monday.

We go to the "other" bar in town that is next door to the boulangerie. 

Café de la Paix  -

a nice change, but is in the shade and a little chilly.

We walk down the alley and in the town square, there are vendors - I buy some cookies and polenta.

Sunday, Nov. 13

We get up, clean up and I make John take me to lunch in Puivert at Restaurant Dorival

DORIVAL

The view

Charcuterie and Sparkling Wine

Pork Shoulder, Frites and Baked Pumpkin

Chateau Puivert after a wonderful meal

Fabulous meal and beautiful view!

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That evening, I join the social time and discussion
of the #1 Ladies (and Gents) Book Club.
We read "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood

-Social time-
Rina, me (in France), Josina
Richard & Amalia, Christie, Bobbi
Arlene, Marsha, Maria (in Spain)

-Discussion time-
Rina, me, Josina
Christie, Bobbi, Marsha
Chris

Monday, Nov.14

The Pyrénées

My watercolor - Finished?

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In the evening, YOGA

Tuesday, Nov. 15

We take a trip to Chalabre because everything is open again...

The boulangerie - Le Fournil de Chalabre

Cookies, bread & a lemon tart

...Now to the Sports Bar

Chocolat Chaud avec Bailey's
So good had to take a photo

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Gifts from the Browns

At 5:00 pm,  Arlette Kelly and Robert Brown
come to visit to talk about living in Chalabre.

Arlette and Mr. Brown are US expatriates who live in Chalabre.  

We shall meet them again soon.
We had a wonderful evening together.

Wednesday, Nov. 16

Worked on the Family Tree...

I think I'm pretty much finished with August Berteaux, Jr. branch!

Now have to work on Auggie's 9 siblings.

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Took the trail to Calmette for our walk/hike today

Thursday, Nov. 17

Lunch at the Hotel de France for the...

Moules and Menu de Jour

Moules for me...

Salade Verte and Moules

Menu de Jour for John...

Charcuterie

Beef stew?

I'm done with the mussels
ate every one of them

Coffee crema

Coffee Crema for dessert

The bar at Hotel de France

...and then a walk thru Chalabre.

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Cimetière

Friday, Nov. l8

Arlette mentioned a Farmer's Market in Lavelanet -
so, we get up so we can drive to Lavelanet for the Marché Vendredi.

A 20 minute drive to Lavelanet

Coffee crema and a view on the esplanade in Lavelanet

A view of the Pyrenees

The drive home...

Autumn reigns

The bike/hike trail to Rivel

Now into Rivel

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After a break at home, we go to Chalabre to charge the car
and have a Chocolat Chaud avec Bailey's Irish Cream and a Cointreau.  

The Pizza truck is in the car park, so we order a pizza for dinner and go home.

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This week highlights were finding DORIVAL
and meeting new people that were fun and who we will see again.