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.


Thursday, 16 October 2014

It's market day again!


This is of course where a daily diary can start to get tedious!

It's Thursday - that means its the market - and that's the same most weeks.  Last week though the Autun was blowing and all the umbrellas were down but today I was able to get a nice picture of the iconic view of the market stalls in the square.




Now the swallows (summer visitors)  have flown it's less crowded but there's still plenty on offer. The apple season is in full swing with hundreds of varieties, all locally grown, on offer.




There is also more room in the cafes and the opportunity to enjoy a cafe creme overlooking the square when the shopping is done.











Most weeks see me making a beeline for the plant stall in the centre of the square where there is always a great selection of plants at prices far below those in the shops. The last few weeks I have been stocking up on winter pansies but this week I went for heathers for my collection of kitchen pots on the flower garden wall ( reminds me a bit of steam coming out of the pots!)



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