Last week I wrote about making my Friday afternoons a routine at the President in Cajarc. It didn't quite happen that way last Friday because of the unpredictable weather, and this Friday I'll be taking the bus into Cahors to meet my friend Jan at the train station!
I did, however get to squeeze a visit in to the President on Saturday afternoon when I rode my bike in for the afternoon market. It seemed that everyone from Cadrieu had
come in for the market. I stopped in at the bank for some cash and then wandered around with no particular purchase in mind! I found some great bedding and outdoor seat cushions...all on sale! I stopped at the stall of one of our village farmers, and picked up what I thought, were 2 small melons. I made the circle one more time and stopped in at the President before I headed home. With the heat, I opted for a bierre pression instead of a vin rouge and wrote a little in 
my journal but mostly enjoyed watching the crowd! As entertaining as the crowd was, the little dog who was working very hard to scratch his itch at the table next to me took the prize. He was having so
much fun and clearly enjoying himself, until his owner put the skids on it! Everyone within sight was smiling and giggling at his very good time!
I'd made myself a very nice dinner the other evening and didn't have anything in particular for dessert. I went into the kitchen and cut open one of my "melons" only to find that it was a squash of some kind that is served stuffed with meat and other vegetables. I happened to see our village farmer this morning at the market and told her my story! We laughed and the other patrons did too! Sometimes I'm still such a city girl!
I see a souvenir tee shirt in my future! An observation: I am very reluctant to go into a bar alone Stateside, yet have no hesitation at all to sit by myself in a French cafe...inside or sidewalk, order a vin rouge or pastis, and enjoy people-watching! Why is that??
Posted by: Evelyn Jackson | June 24, 2009 at 02:17 PM