Bage-le-Chatel

For Tuesday, 30 avril, Elisabeth had invited us to eat dejeuner at her home. She had made a quiche that tasted as good as it looked...

Amazing how good eggs, cheese, salmon and leeks can taste! Before we left for Liz Fumeron's home in Bage-le-Chatel, I took a picture of the figs growing in Elisabeth's yard.

Liz is the librarian at Silver Bay, NY in the summer. She had been kind enough to bring the camera to France that Marie-Annick had left in my car when she visited me in Vermont.

We were delighted to have an excuse to visit Liz here in France! She lives less than an hour from Blanot, but it meant going through Macon which makes me a nervous wreck so Elisabeth volunteered to be our tour guide.




Sheep were in the field at the curve we had watched cyclists race around.

Round-abouts can be fun, especially when creative people add more than grass...

There's a school near these pencils

And then we were crossing the Saone River...

Below are the bumps found throughout the area that control speed so police aren't needed to watch cars driving through every little village. I had learned that they were called gendarme coucher or sleeping policeman. Now I've learned the more "modern" term is dos d'ane or the back of a donkey.

Getting close to Bage-le-Chatel

(wish I knew how to get French accents over letters where they belong).

The next church is in Bage. The pruned trees are still alive and will put out small branches for the summer.

Here we are at the gate to Liz's home. She explained that they have to prune their trees or the town will complain about the leaves making a mess in autumn.

Looking between the gate and the wall, I see a big dog barreling towards us. He is Buddy and a sweetheart who just wanted to play ball.

Liz came out to greet us and help with group pictures. then we toured the yard...

This is the Silver Bay picture...we all have summered there for years. Liz is third from the left.

The rhododendron and azalea plants have to be in pots because they don't like the local soil. During the winter they are stored in the garage

These grape vines won't produce wine, but their grapes do make good jelly. The strawberry patch is in a raised concrete bed and don't seem to get bothered by slugs.

 My mother once said that every garden should have columbine and Liz has at least 2 varieties.

After viewing the gardens we went inside for tea and a strawberry tart to enjoy along with Silver Bay stories and a lot of laughter. One last thing to see before we left...

The quilt Liz made is stunning.