bastille day in montpellier

morning: a giant macaron, tarte citron and caramel ice cream cake

for another big day on july 14th; lisa's birthday!

also: those little yellow things are NOT tomatoes. they are actually

tiny apricots. we bought a big sack of them without actually

asking, tasting, or looking for a sign telling us what they were

because, well, they looked like tomatoes. 

nope. apricots. tart, squishy, actually quite addictive apricots.

 

you can never have too many flags...

 potluck picnic on the esplanade just outside of the place de la comédie

our landlords, french "parents", and dear friends jean-marie and claire

with anna and me. they made a gorgeous birthday dinner for lisa!

olives, champagne, cauliflower soup (pictured below), a

fruit and salmon salad with indian spices, and a cake that

absolutely took my breath away...

the birthday girl with her cake of ladyfingers, peaches and cream. ♥

happy birthday to my dear friend lisa, and happy bastille day to

all of my lovely french friends! (and francophiles everywhere...)

bonne fête!

A day in Montpellier

Sometimes, a photo or comment in one of my notebooks will remind me of what happened exactly a year ago to the day. 
Sometimes, I think, I will do "photo diaries" of exactly a year back. Or two years. Or whatever. 
Tonight, I bring you ...

A Year Ago Today: A Day in Montpellier.

 (This was, by the way, "Cotton Eyed Joe". Yes. There are many events and festivals during the summer and this one was apparently an American themed one, complete with sparkly cowboy hats, American heirloom tomatoes on display, and smoothies.)

 A broken 1 euro shop corkscrew...

Fun Fact: This night was wild and lots of fun, and during our boisterous walk home, Lisa somehow ended up behind the counter at a kebab shop, learning how to make the the warm, fluffy bread on a hot stone.

Sometimes you defrost your fridge....

Defrosting our frozen-over refrigerator in Montpellier....