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, 21 April 2016

expo - le montage

I spent Wednesday  morning ironing my quilts for the patchwork exhibition.  Carefully rolled I delivered them to Laguepie for the "triage". All very organised, the expo quilts were sorted into small/ medium/large and carefully stacked on tables.


By the time we returned Thursday morning the quilts resembled more a jumble sale scrummage heaped on those same tables and the "fun" was well under way. All day the quilts have been hung, taken down , re sorted, re hung, changed about, taken down again , rehung until the strongest will prevailed.


The positioning of my Yuan tryptich became something of an "histoire" - it was eventually decided it looked lovely with the white boutie. It was displayed to good effect as it had been designed with the three side by side and not topped and tailed ( I am afraid during the day I got a bit "artistic darling" and have no doubt made some enemies - what was that about the strongest will?)

Laguepie salles des fetes is not exactly a gem and has a distinctly down at heel feel . However, by the end of today, with the judicious use of bamboo and sheeting as well as some splendid quilts it has to be said the somewhat chaotic system has resulted in an exhibition worth the name.

Michèle - secretary of Starpatch - the calm at the centre of the storm!

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