We thought it would be interesting to ask the occasional guest to write the diary for a change, so first up is Maryellen, one of our four current visitors from Western Australia.
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Maryellen here - Lizzie has invited me to write the Le Couvent diary.
It is so wonderful here in Roujan - I have come in from my poolside position in the sun, where I was listening to birds I haven't heard before, to write a little entry in the diary.
This morning after a beautiful breakfast at Le Couvent which featured fresh strawberries with mint, elderflower and acacia honey, mon mari and I drove into Pezanas to the market (10 minutes by car). Pezanas is picturesque and lively on market day and we had a great time walking around finding bargain clothes and delicious food. We bought a wine yesterday in Fougeres (spectacular!) that we wanted to eat with soft fromage de chevre and acacia honey, so I was on a mission to find the cheese at the market. During my mission I also found great T - shirts, baked cheesecake, olives, tapenade verte, paella, pate and a butcher (or five) selling everything from the tip of a pig's head to the bottom of its trotter. We had a lovely stroll through Pezanas and came home to Le Couvent to make a picnic to take up to the pool. Mon mari is still up there surrounded by oyster shells and an empty bottle of picpoul noir (a rare grape variety found only in the Languedoc) ! It is all incredibly indulgent and delicious in a peaceful, rural way that I absolutely adore.
Each day has been so wonderful here - always something different with loads of asistance and ideas from Ali and Lizzie if you want it or the freedom to find your own way.
I'd better get back up to the pool before the last of the sun disappears. Enjoy your Rose wherever you are (though I do think it tastes much better here!).
Maryellen
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