Fête des voisins

This little flyer dropped through our door last week, it was inviting us to a village get together. We were not quite sure what it would be like, but both agreed it would be a really nice way to get to know our neighbours and other villagers a bit better. So when Friday came, and it was a scorcher of a day, we prised ourselves away from the pool to prepare for our evening mingle.

I decided to make some cheese scones, thinking to be a bit different and add a British touch, and also I thought they would be easy to nibble on.

We made our way down to the Mairie’s, where we found a few people already gathering, with tables set up and music playing. We said our hellos to everyone and began our efforts at getting to know people, whilst also dipping in to the snack table.

What we hadn’t realised was that after nibbles we all sat down to dinner. The villagers had brought salads, quiches, cold meats, chocolate mousse, all sorts of delicious foods to share. Luckily though my basket of cheese scones had gone down very well, and everyone seemed to like them. Next year though I need to do a bit more.

It was such a convivial and very enjoyable evening. Once we had eaten the dancing started. I was not up with the Jonny Halliday classics, so shared a favourite of ours that everyone seemed to like. I will need to work on my dance moves for next year.