Utopia another day

Bonjour everyone, well it have been another beautiful day, at the moment the temperature is very agreeable 26 degs. We did not leave the villa all day today as we were busy doing bits and pieces. I decided to make more soda bread. OK the recipe to make soda bread say to use butter milk, but in S.W. France it is very hard to get butter milk, so when I first came here I decided to try making soda bread with yogurt. Believe it or not it turned out just as good, if not better. So while I was standing in the kitchen this morning I had one of those lost in space moments as I was looking out the window. When I came to I thought 'god I am so lucky to be standing here looking out at this beautiful day' so I went for my camera and took a photo.  Another day dining al fresco, and another day snoozing by the pool.

So tomorrow we go to the Realmont founded in 1272, it is a quaint town just 10 mins from our villa. Every Wednesday morning throughout the year there is a large market selling live poultry and everything locally grown. Here we meet up with friends for an aperitif and a chat in the sun of course. Other stalls
include butchers, bakers, and delicatessens selling cold cuts, cheese and a variety of salads. On Saturday mornings throughout the year the is a big covered market in Albi, which sells just about everything.

I have to say that at this time of the year the climate is most agreeable, the autumn period ending one month later, than the UK and Ireland, so outdoor activities are possible from the beginning of March right through October and into November.  I just have to mention also about the wide variety of breathtaking scenery in the Tarn. Rivers, lakes, forests and valleys are found throughout the Department and with this sort of climate there is lots of time for exploring.

quote for the day 'La maison est où le coeur est' (home is where the heart is)