aici sén pla: Folk'n'jazz for charity

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, 28 August 2015

Folk'n'jazz for charity

Over the summer months our acoustic music "gathering" Folk ' n' jazz takes to the road and uses outdoor venues. This year, for the first time, we have used it as an opportunity to raise money for charitable causes (chosen by the venue hosts).

Last month was held in the beautiful Jardins de Quercy, we had a record breaking audience of 110 people and raised and grand total of 500 euros for Toutes A l'ecole ( schooling for girls in Cambodia). Last night it was a Music Hall themed night and we raised 300euros for médecins sans frontieres.

It was a really fun evening - everyone performing, French and English, really entered into the spirit of the Music Hall and we had many memorable moments of merriment.