Aici sèn pla

This blog started as a daily record to mark our fifth year at Segala. Daily it did not turn out to be but after the year I have decided to continue as an occasional diary - after all I do still like it here or "aici sen pla".


Its our fifth year living at Segala. I have decided to try to mark this year with a daily post ( some days it will be just a photo) of our life over the year. I have trawled my brain for witty titles without success then I remembered the slogan on the T shirts at the fête in Espinas in the summer.


A friend translated it from the occitan for us. It seems to mean something along the lines of I like it here. Very apt for us, "I like it here " is a refrain we use to each other at least daily so that's the plan - Aici sén pla - a year of daily musings from a contented retired expat who thinks herself damned lucky every single day.


Sunday, 26 October 2014

Chestnut fair at Laguepie


We have been every year since we lived here but had almost decided to give the Laguépie chestnut fair a miss this year. We went to the brocante at Caussade but it was disappointing and we didn't stay long, so as we were out enjoying the sunshine we drove on to Laguépie.





We were pleased we had made the effort too. A good crowd had turned out and there was a great atmosphere and lots going on.







One star of the show as usual is the La Guepe - the old bus which is being restored by the retro vehicle enthusiasts. After many years of painstaking work it's now nearing completion and the wooden frame work for the main body of the bus is beautiful work.








                                                         



 Lunch was unconventional, a bag of freshly roasted chestnuts, a plate of charcuterie washed down with a beer in the sunshine - when at a chestnut fair ..........!                                                                                    

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