Mas de la Fourbine

This Christmas all the Castaillacs gathered at the Mas.  The French contingency came from Rodez and the the "children" came from California.  All of the bedrooms were used and they all agreed that the new quilts kept everyone warm and toasty at night. On Christmas Eve, we drove into Avignon and bought our 2 turkeys at the Halles d'Avignon.  Judy decided to try her hand at making fois gras mi-cuit.  Let me tell you that it was really good.  We even had time to go to Saintes Maries de la Mer and to Aigues Mortes.

By the 5th of January, almost everyone had left.  Then it started to snow.  The French were not really prepared for this.  The airport was closed in both Paris and Marseille for a day or two.  But Provence is lovely under the snow especially when almost everyone else stays home.  Yes, driving can be dangerous when you don't have 4-wheel drive or chains.  But we had 4-wheel drive so check out the pictures that I took in the Photo section of this site.

Have a Happy 2009