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.


Wednesday, 15 June 2016

party time

Wednesday afternoons find me most weeks in the local village library "teaching" English to an enthusiastic group of 5 to 8 year olds. Towards the end of this year I have been wondering whether or not to carry on in September.

This week as I was getting set up for the final session of the year one of the parents arrived and said - "no songs today we have planned something different". They had brought tea, coffee and juice and each one had a tray of cakes for a party. It was a lovely surprise and so nice to feel so appreciated - we still managed to fit in the craft activity for the children ( they were a bit concerned at first they would miss out).

I shall be glad to have the summer break but it was a real boost to morale to have such a thoughtful thank you surprise. Can't stop the lessons now can I?