Weekend Leave

Jean provided a lift down to Banyuls to bring Christian home for the weekend where we found the wee soul all packed and ready for the off. Once home, we went to the bar for a coffee where everyone was pleased to see Christian who in turn was pleased to be made such a fuss over. We spent the evening quietly after a healthy meal of salad which we ate out on the terrace in the last of the sunshine. In case you're wondering, Christian was able to climb the stairs to the nest and sleep in his 'own' bed which was just great.
Saturday brought a bit of normality with a trip to the market which was busier than ever with a fiesta going on. Marching bands making a lot of noise, people shuffling along shoulder to shoulder and not an inch of space at our usual watering hole. In the evening we were invited to Jacques' for a bbq and to watch the match which seemed all together preferable to going to the bar where Jean-Louis had a 190 reservations for another paella. There were 10 of us all together and Christian did really well in watching what he was eating and limiting himself to his permitted 2 glasses of wine. The match was a disaster for the local team so we didn't linger too long at the end and besides, not surprisingly, Christian was feeling tired.
Sunday which was Mother's Day here, we were invited to Jean and Françoise's for a meal that she'd made a lot of effort to keep low fat. Jean-Jacques who is currently without Michelle who is in Paris, joined us in the evening for a light mea, l once more al fresco. Before we knew it, it was time for Christian to jump in his car to drive back to Banyuls as I waved him goodbye with a lump in my throat. Yes, who'd have thought it ... ?