Pool and games day

We planned to head to a nearby village called Mortagne-du-Perche for their weekend farmer’s market. As we were leaving Ian and Heather discovered that their car had a flat tire, which was a total bummer. Ian kindly stayed behind and try to sort it. The owner, Nicolas, offered help, with a contact who would come to the site and repair the tire.

We made our way to the village and it was a lovely little town with loads of fresh fruit, wine bars, cute bakeries and artisan stands. Very busy on a market day! We even saw Emmanuel there, who was prepping for our event that night. We walked around for a couple of hours and picked up groceries for lunch at the house. Not many lunches are better than fresh baguettes, French cheese and prosciutto with fresh veg and olive oil, and local fruit.

After lunch, there was lots of swimming and hanging out. So wonderful to have everyone together, especially all of the cousins. Tige ended up teaching all of the boy cousins to play poker, so for several hours of the day you could find them crowded together playing. Not sure how excited my siblings were, but the kids enjoyed it. Mom and Elliot played cards for ages too. We had Emmanuel back and he prepared an excellent BBQ feast that was a hit across the board.Read more