WE THOUGHT OUR HOUSE WAS OLD!

Sunday was enjoyed with new friends from church, Marie-Noele and her husband Jean Pierre. They live in the small village of Crucuno about 3 kilometers from the ocean. Marie-Noele is an excellent cook and we ate until we could eat no more!! She served a pork and carrot dish, pumpkin puree, chestnuts, cheeses, bread, dessert, and apples with cinnamon. After a leisurely lunch, we all changed into our walking clothes to spend the afternoon walking and talking on the beach.

Jean Pierre told us the ocean gets as high as you can see to the left when the tide is at it's highest. He said in October the waves get very dangerous and come crashing on the shore. So glad it wasn't October so we could enjoy our peaceful walk. Since everything is closed on Sundays, you see families out walking and enjoying time together. Growing up, I remember taking those Sunday afternoon rides in the car after lunch. If everything was closed in the states, I think we may see the reintroduction of this past Sunday afternoon tradition.

Walking along the beach we came upon this man in the ocean and then later on with this large wire basket on wheels. Jean Pierre and I ventured over to talk to the man. Actually Jean Pierre spoke in French to this gentleman and we learned they are harvesting tellines also known as Les donax. Researching it later, I have learned they are well liked in Spain, Italy and southern France but not in other parts of France. What one eats in one area may not be what they like in another. Just like at home, how many of you like fried green tomatoes??

Let's see did I hear you had snow in Indy on Sunday or sometime last week? Then this picture is to warm you up a little. One of my French friends said this looked like an African boat. Maybe this group was practicing for an upcoming race, who knows. But they would paddle out a way and then come back and do it all over again. It looked to me like they were practicing their start.
Loved how the waves were captured in this photo.

Dave gets 10 seconds of fame with this bulldog! He LOVES bulldogs but knows we will never own one so he was happy to get to pet and love on this one on the beach.

Like I said earlier, Marie-Noele is a fabulous cook. This was our dessert which the name escapes me now but I think she said it was like tiramisu without the alcohol. She and her husband were such wonderful hosts and made us feel so comfortable as if we had known them all our lives.

The Garriott's on the beach enjoying the sunshine and just being together on a Sunday afternoon. The tide can get as high as where we are standing.

Marie-Noele waving goodbye in front of their very old home that was built in 1669. Part of the home has been added on to and is new but it was very hard to tell where the old started and the new began. Jean Pierre showed us a building next door similar to their house before the renovation five years ago and it was basically a shell. He said they did about half the work themselves. Knowing how much work goes into restoring an old home, we were quite impressed!

This dolmen remarkable for its size is one of the largest in the Morbihan department. It has been said that is was used by the German army at various stages over the last century and a half. You could see this from their front yard.

One last activity of the day for Meghan. She was invited to Solene and Auriane's for a tree trimming party along with hot chocolate and Auriane's homemade banana cake. Needless to say none of us were very hungry for dinner, so soup it was.

Luke 12: 32-33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor....for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.