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.


Monday, 27 July 2015

Health and safety gone mad

Last night was the meal at the Puylagarde summer fête.
On the menu - Moules à la paille - (smoked mussels).

Don't forget the herbs - this is France after all



















The  event is quite a spectacle, huge quantities of mussels on trays buried under piles of straw which are set alight (secheresse - what secheresse?).




                                                                    Now THAT is what I call a barbecue!




It attracts quite a crowd and no wonder - its great fun to watch and the mussels taste just great.

Even better this year we didn't have to take refuge on the "English table" as we had invited some friends.




they tasted superb
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