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, 17 May 2015

'tis the season





The summer season is under way - May means lots of bank holidays here and everyone gets into the holiday mode. Every village around seems to have a brocante /vide grenier or a plant fair advertised. 


Still looking for my orange rose


Today we spent most of the day doing tour of a few local ones - with just one diversion to the memorial at the site of a refugee and  internment camp at Septfonds which we had heard about but never visited.
we even saw some friends-
Chantal and Elodie at Caylus




A day spent looking at other peoples rubbish with plants thrown in - couldn't be better.








Spending today was well under control - just a couple of old pots for the garden, a glass jar, a jug for my collection and a couple of pepper plants - under 20 euros the lot - some of us are easily pleased!

Interesting memorial to the refugee /internment camp at Septfonds

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