So, It's been a while - and a bit has transpired
A couple of reflections masquerading as this post's lessons
The whole is equal to greater than the sum of the parts #1.
We had the first of our visitors recently.
Part 1 - Good friends are good
We took in some walks around Fayence
and, would you believe it, found ourselves at a local winery!
Part 2 - Good wine is good.
Learning - Good friends and good wine is a really good combination.
There seems to be a late transition from winter to summer happening here. Provence is supposed to have 300 days of sunshine a year - we seem to have scooped up the remaining 56 days already in our 2 1/2 months...
But, when the sun does shine, the bikes come out, both locally
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and, making use of a car to go around Lac de Chaudanne
which was followed by:
The whole is equal to greater than the sum of the parts #2.
We indulged in a hire car and drove four hours into Italy, landing in the Piedmont region, near the wine growing areas of Borolo and Barbaresco.
Part 1 - Good wine is good (part 2) especially where you see it growing.
and we took the opportunity to indulge in some local fine food:
Part 2 - Good food is good, especially when it is prepared locally
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Which brings us to proposition 1:
There is no such thing as too much good food and wine.
Lived experience in response:
The above may not be entirely accurate.......
We did seek expert advice on the local wines, probably bought a bit too much, realising we can't take it back with us.
However, last word to a local philosopher, grounded in her or his environment:
