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| Monday morning market in Salies-du-Salat |
There is nothing quite like a visit to the weekly village morning market and we have made sure to pop into many markets along our road trip, both French and Italian. Today was a stroll into the village with James and Kirstie and getting them involved in selecting the produce and trying to manage the carrying - both activities rather short-lived.
Things go well, until they don't. The roasted farm-reared 'chicken man' only took cash, which meant a traipse into the high street for an ATM, but we recovered, although Kirstie is still looking for a 'chicken man'. The longest queue for the morning was for the bread seller and I had to grin when he offered the littleys a treat and Kirstie turned him down.
Provisioning also comes with the veggie prep afterwards - the red peppers needed roasting; as did the red onions and garlic; the strawberries and radishes needed cleaning; I made a quick tomato sauce with a huge heirloom tomato for with our lunch on the patio.... I need a hit of coffee now and a rest....the pears need poaching, I think they can wait for tomorrow.
Either way I can feed the family tonight, are expecting Shawni and Craig to arrive soon.
