Encornet, Apt

This is the squid stew. Anything this color has to be good to eat.

Paella purveyor, Apt

For all you travelers out there, here is a small piece of advice. Learn the language, including local dialects and bring a dictionary or computer.

If I had researched what this stand was selling I would have tried two other of his offerings. We did try the Paella, which was great. The Accras are fritters that are a Provencale specialty. The Gardiane de Taureau is a rich beef stew and the encornets are stuffed and stewed squid.

Actually I would have tried all three of the others. Next year!

Baskets

Once more, Harvey and Carol decided to exhibit their market basket collection. Talk about conspicuous consumption!

Wine with our neighbor.

Across the square from us is a recently renovated house. During the first week we could look up in the evening and see a well-appointed kitchen being used to capacity by one or another of the people staying there.

The next week the owner, an Englishman who has lived in the States for some years, was out measuring his garage to see how large a car he could get into it (It's a tiny garage) and still have room and access to winter wood.

We talked and he invited us up for a glass of wine and tour of his house, which is beautiful from top to bottom.

He knows a lot about the people of the town and filled us in about some of the ones we have noticed over our stays. For a town of 1,000 people, Saignon is very interesting and diverse.

A born raconteur, he was great fun to be with.

Melons, Apt market

More Cavaillon melons. Just lovely light this day.