Sunday afternoon

Today we got to try a new fruit - fig confiture. Mme makes it from their tree. Can't remember if I got to post yesterday, we had homemade cherry, orange and peach jams in Malaucene. Then we drove through the Vaucluse mountains and the Luberon mtns. Came finally to Lourmarin, east of Avignon about 3/4 hour. Found Office of Tourisme in the centre ville. Florence , the young staffer, called 6 places. No vacancy. She said let me try one more - et voila. Les Oliviers. M. has 300 olive trees :) We'll stay here until Wed. am and drive around region during daytime. Less stressful not thinking about lodging. Only peob here wi-fi (wee-fee) spotty @ best :( Have I said tired of tourists (lots German) and mediocre touroat foos. First 2 days exceptional, others not so much. Canned beans for salade nicoise? I don't think so.

Lovely location outside the village, gracious hosts, spring fed muni water, king bed (all have been good & on the hard side). Showers get bigger @ each B&B. Grocery shopping &gas @Super U (box store). 3 categories: Express, Super U & today in a larger place something like mega u - already can't recall. Mass at small village. Priest probably 80, maybe 50 people there. Male Margaret O'Brien asked me to read a prayer of petitiob - of course I said yes. :) Leaving church a lady in car stopped us to say she loves my accent (SD French maybe?) She said it was delightful :) &  was I from Strasbourg? Don't I wish. Parade of buggies & horses and donkeys passing by church when we came out. Fun. Another village had a kind of go-cart festival -w/o motors. Towed...

Interesting variety of hosts. Paris older couple, Roger headed to work in am, she helps w/ grandkids & hates the metro. Not many older people use especially during rush hour. Not ADA for sure. Second night young family; he teaches mechanical stuff @ local tech school, she works in mayor's office, 2 elem. school. 3rd night 2 pharmacists who sub when asked, he hosp & she pharmacie. Huge garden & chickens. Tried quince (coeng) & jujube. Big  trees everywhere r plantane (plane) trees dying from cancre brought from US on bullet casings WWII. Sad :(. Last couple retired, back @ family home. B&B tax deduction if I understood. They don't accept lots of folks, dogs or kids :) Cool pool, fish pond, terraces. We have front row view of Luberon.

Today we have more bread, gruyere & sausage (w/ wine of course) mille feuilles & chocs for answers