Wet start

It started off as a bit of a drizzly day in Beaune. We wanted to visit the weekly brocante market which took place on Saturday morning in the square behind the market place, so we popped our macs on and headed off. There were only about ten stalls, but they had a good collection of bric à brac and I think that as the weather was a bit iffy, and not many people were out browsing, I managed to haggle for a couple of good bargains. I bought a pretty little crystal dish with two silver bows on the rim, to use for jewellery on my dressing table, and also a round wooden board, that will be useful as a serving platter.

We then wandered round to the food market to buy our picnic lunch, which we had planned to eat in the vineyards, fingers crossed it would dry up enough. It’s such a gorgeous market, the produce is so fresh and very tempting, it really inspires me to want to cook more. Asparagus has come into season, and I do love asparagus, so I’m planning to try out some new recipes I’ve acquired.

Before we headed back, to pick up the car and drive up into the vineyards around the côte de Beaune, we decided to stop off for coffee.