Three Heads of Lettuce

That is probably how I'll remember today. On our host, Phillippe's recommendation, we hiked into the nearest down to visit the tiny market they have there on Sundays. It sounded like such a great idea at the time--walking through the countryside of Provence to pick up fresh local goods. He failed to tell us about the hills . . . And we failed to think about the heat wave here. We did find the market and with our very limited French bought some fruit and vegetables. However, we ended up with three heads of lettuce! After much gesturing and repetition, we finally came to understand that he was trying to tell me that 3 of his locally grown organic heads of lettuce were a much better deal than the one to which I had pointed. To end this "conversation" I agreed to buy his bargain. While the long walk home was pretty uncomfortable in this heat, it did give us the chance to really view this back country area--thyme and lavender grow wild on the roadsides here. It is an area of small vineyards and olive groves.

Other than our long hike, today was a day of rest. I did a couple of loads of laundry which dried on the clothesline In 30 minutes. We swam and lounged and napped by the pool most of the day . . . And had lots of fresh lettuce for dinner.