HAVING A LOVELY TIME IN FRANCE

The weather here is glorious and we are being spoilt by Julian and Ruth. Today Ruth drove us, in the Mini, to Vaison La Romain
as Julian thought it was Market Day - unfortunately, it was not, but we had a coffee in the sunshine in our favourite cafe and walked around the little town, before heading for Girondas, where we bought a few bottles of our Cote de Rhone, and headed back through countryside alight with autumn colours of red cherry trees and orange wine bushes. We arrived back, where Julian had prepared a lovely pumpkin soup with knobs of cooked duck, as it was 1st November and just past halloween.

We have been sitting out in the sunshine, reading books, but we have also been to Bedoin market and in to Avignon, to visit Les Halles, where we bought some fresh fish and a few steaks of beef filet, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Julian is a very good cook.
While we were in Bedoin market we also bought a great piece of cod, and ate some super filets of cod. We have been sleeping well and also eating well, washed down with lovely wine, and we have also managed a couple of short walks. Mum is enjoying being spoilt and our lovely daughter-in-law, Ruth booked a hairdressing appointment in Mazan and took her for a ride in the Mini for a girls day out! Ruth is lovely and she has taken Mum under her wing.
I don't know if any of you have had time to read my little piece about our family, as Ruth had asked us to, but she would love any of you to write a little piece about our family association, especially Jessica and Bethany, who could write a little about their experiences in Africa. Ruth's Dad and StepMother, and her step sisters have written some nice little pieces, and she would welcome some experiences of the Merrows.