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Thursday June 8, 2006
Poachers Moon
As we set off for France the weather was changing to be a lot warmer
than of late. I moved all the garden pots into the shade of the porch
and watered them well, before we left. I have brought with me a neglected
Rosemary tree - one of a pair I had bought to rescue from the mangling
hands of a DIY store - the second, I shall plant in England, but have
yet to choose the spot; I have already lost one and they can hardly be
said to be fussy plants. I am expecting that the climate will suit it
better in Normandy than in England. At La
Gonfrairie, we have two huge bay trees - so big that I failed to recognise
them when we were first there - but no Rosemary, which I always miss given
the availability of all that delicious French lamb. However this plant
has a way to go before I can mutilate it for culinary purposes. We crossed
the channel to Boulogne, which then leaves quite a journey to get down
to Basse-Normandie. On the way, we stoped to eat at Neufchatel-en-Bray
- "something fried in a basket" in food terms but much nicer surroundings,
despite 3 out of the 4 tables being occupied by the English.....
We arrived in the middle of a delightfully cool night.
Here- a view from our bedroom window - sadly imperfectly captured on camera.
It is so completely dark here at night.
Around cities you forget how utterly black the night really is, and how utterly beautiful moonlight really is.
Posted by Christina at 12:45 AM. Category: France
