Playing Catch-up
Ok, I'm WAY behind on posts, so I'm gonna try and get caught up today. This task is not helped by the fact that now I can type on French keyboards too, and now I keep making mistakes on my own American keyboard. Frustrating! The good news is that I've figured out how to do pictures more easily. Yay!
Anyway, here are some pictures from literally over a month ago, when I first arrived in France. One of the teachers, Mme. Lagoute (who is in charge of English Assistants at my school) invited Amanda and I (that's right, these pictures are from before Amanda left. I told you they were old!) to her house in a small town near Macon.
This first shot is of her home. It's shaped like an "L," which seems to be a common shape for old country homes in this area.
This is her dining room. Doesn't it look just like it should?
In this one, Mme. Lagoute is serving vin nouveau and fromage fort. More on that later. Amanda is seated (miss you!).
Ok, here's a closeup of the vin nouveau and fromage fort. Vin nouveau is new wine, which is traditional to drink at that time of year (early October). It is barely wine at all, so I liked it! Mme. Lagoute said that on the day that she bought it there were no bubbles, but when we drank it the next day some bubbles were beginning to form. Fromage fort is the normal sort of cheese to eat with vin nouveau. It literally means strong cheese, and it is goat cheese mixed with alcohol, Mme. Lagoute thinks it's brandy. I also liked the fromage fort, which surprised me!
This is the view outs of her dining room window. Jealous? You should be!
This is a better shot of the vineyard in front of her house and this hills in the background. Isn't it just beautiful?
I just couldn't seem to take enough pictures of her view. The countryside is very beautiful here. A couple of weeks ago she invited me over again, this time with another English teacher, and after a very yummy lunch we went for a long walk in the country. Of course I forgot to take my camera with me, so you'll have to just imagine it. It was a beautiful fall day, warm enough but with a brisk breeze, and the vineyards were beginning to change color along with the trees. It was a really great day.
Anyway, here are some pictures from literally over a month ago, when I first arrived in France. One of the teachers, Mme. Lagoute (who is in charge of English Assistants at my school) invited Amanda and I (that's right, these pictures are from before Amanda left. I told you they were old!) to her house in a small town near Macon.
This first shot is of her home. It's shaped like an "L," which seems to be a common shape for old country homes in this area.
This is her dining room. Doesn't it look just like it should?
In this one, Mme. Lagoute is serving vin nouveau and fromage fort. More on that later. Amanda is seated (miss you!).
Ok, here's a closeup of the vin nouveau and fromage fort. Vin nouveau is new wine, which is traditional to drink at that time of year (early October). It is barely wine at all, so I liked it! Mme. Lagoute said that on the day that she bought it there were no bubbles, but when we drank it the next day some bubbles were beginning to form. Fromage fort is the normal sort of cheese to eat with vin nouveau. It literally means strong cheese, and it is goat cheese mixed with alcohol, Mme. Lagoute thinks it's brandy. I also liked the fromage fort, which surprised me!
This is the view outs of her dining room window. Jealous? You should be!This is a better shot of the vineyard in front of her house and this hills in the background. Isn't it just beautiful?
I just couldn't seem to take enough pictures of her view. The countryside is very beautiful here. A couple of weeks ago she invited me over again, this time with another English teacher, and after a very yummy lunch we went for a long walk in the country. Of course I forgot to take my camera with me, so you'll have to just imagine it. It was a beautiful fall day, warm enough but with a brisk breeze, and the vineyards were beginning to change color along with the trees. It was a really great day.
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