Is quiet, not the buzz of Christmas or the summer. While some attend church, France does not have a strong religious push in its culture, so sitting in Eygalieres yesterday having a perrier and engaging in our favorite sport of people watching, we noticed some dressed for church while others were not. No Easter hats anywhere. Today, Monday, many businesses are closed, many schools on break and people traveling. But as always there is Easter food, bunnies and eggs, beautiful berry-based pastries (but no Peeps), and spring weather ranging from the low 60s into the 40s at night. Great sleeping weather, so that is what we have done, some gardening and sleeping and of course eating. Unfortunately, where we live in the woods in the US, I have stopped gardening because we end up feeling as though we are merely feeding the animals, particularly the deer. Here, wildlife is more limited, although we had an extraordinary experience Saturday pulling in and seeing a big healthy fox cross our driveway heading into the fields, he stopped and watched us, startled to see a person on his territory and trying to determine if we were a threat. As naturally we are not, he sauntered on his way. Perhaps he will feel differently when we return in a few weeks with Avril.
Is quiet, not the buzz of Christmas or the summer. While some attend church, France does not have a strong religious push in its culture, so sitting in Eygalieres yesterday having a perrier and engaging in our favorite sport of people watching, we noticed some dressed for church while others were not. No Easter hats anywhere. Today, Monday, many businesses are closed, many schools on break and people traveling. But as always there is Easter food, bunnies and eggs, beautiful berry-based pastries (but no Peeps), and spring weather ranging from the low 60s into the 40s at night. Great sleeping weather, so that is what we have done, some gardening and sleeping and of course eating. Unfortunately, where we live in the woods in the US, I have stopped gardening because we end up feeling as though we are merely feeding the animals, particularly the deer. Here, wildlife is more limited, although we had an extraordinary experience Saturday pulling in and seeing a big healthy fox cross our driveway heading into the fields, he stopped and watched us, startled to see a person on his territory and trying to determine if we were a threat. As naturally we are not, he sauntered on his way. Perhaps he will feel differently when we return in a few weeks with Avril.
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