First Fire

We finally got around to builing a fire. Rainy and cold out. Not sure if you can tell but these logs are like 4 feet long. Ridiculous.

How do you say disgusting en francais?

Les anguilles, apparently. Eels for sale at the marché this morning. Yum.

Driving back from the Super U

Got the car today that we're gonna use for the summer, and went grocery shopping. Had to take pix of the chateau from the other direction. (Oh yeah. Super U is the name of the supermarché.)

Sunset after the thunderstorm...

The sun washing through the dining room made the terrifiying rainstorm worth it.

Here's the stairs to my room in the tower and then the view of the countryside from the window in the above picture, as the sun sets over the hills

Thunderstorm at the Castle...

St. Pierre de Maillé is gorgeous!

This is the town square. These crazy French trees are everywhere. Below are the roses on the neighbor's wall.

The Damn Frogs

This is a little video of my favorite spot in St. Pierre. Just outside the house are a couple picnic tables right on the river. You can hear the birds but the remarkable things is these crazy frogs. Apparently it's mating season and they are going all out.