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.


Friday, 14 November 2014

à la Fawlty

Today we went out for lunch with  Maggie and Bill, our Canadian friends, and Gill and Leon who used to live in Varen but moved to Gaillac. We haven't seen Gill and Leon for ages so it was a nice get together.



The restaurant is one we have been to before, the food is very good,it's great value, has a nice atmosphere and is usually, as it was today, pretty full.

The service today did amuse us though - apparently one of the staff was off sick so the owner was a touch stressed and we were pushed to hurry to make our minds up ( very un French) and even had to ask for plates for our main course. It brought to mind the service at Fawlty Towers.

Never mind though the food was up to standard and 4 courses with wine for 17euros is great value.



This afternoon it is raining so I am planning a hour or two in my sewing den before making the "petit gateaux de Sue" for Salles tonight. I have finished piecing the central part of my Christmas table runner now I'm doing the border but that is at the development stage - in other words I didn't like the first idea so it's back to the drawing board.I need to get on with it as I want to get it done for our trip back to England for Kidsmas which is fast approaching.

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