What a lovely surprise

I opened the shutters this morning to find a lovely hand tied bunch of Lily of the valley on my table outside. I can only assume they had been left by our lovely landlady and took them inside to put into water. It was especially nice as it was my Mums favourite flower and it did bring a tear to my eyes.

Today we are going to Pezenas with Graham and Eve at it is a bank holiday and we thought it would be a nice day out. I had seen pictures of it and it was on my wish list of villages to visit. When Graham and Eve arrived she was also clutching a sprig of Lily of The Valley for me as it is given as a good luck wish on May Day in France. This time I did have to reach for my hanky as I explained to them the reason why it meant so much to me.

Pezenas was just as pretty as the photos I had seen of it and we spent a lovely day exploring the village and stopping for a pleasant lunch in the centre.

We also visited Moureze which is a village where Eve’s grandmother had been bought up and it held some fond family memories.

That evening we began our French conversational lessons with a friend of Graham’s who has kindly offered to help us with our speech in return for Dennis has created her a website for the Gites she has to rent. www.gitesinthelanguedoc.com