Christmas is coming!

Things are hectic here with almost every town and organisation holding Christmas markets or concerts.  At the weekend Sue and I started with a small local Carol Concert on the Friday evening.  It was held in the church of a neighbouring village which was, as they all are, decorated with illuminations.

The church has been redecorated at some point, in a very 'naif' style.

Saturday we went into Cahors for an Artists Market which was held in a part of the Medieval City which we have never discovered before.

The stalls were spread along the streets but it was cold and so, as Sue needed a toilet, we had to go into a bar for a glass of vin chaud (the french version of mulled wine).

Sunday we were going to go to a local tourist spot for another Christmas market but it rained all day so we chickened-out and stayed at home to have our own private celebration meal (and champagne!!)

Yesterday Sue's cousin Linda, and her husband Mike arrived for Christmas week and we started them off in style with a meal at the local Catering College.  We all enjoyed it, made more interesting as the pupils waiting at table were being watched and marked for an exam!

And then ...this morning Father Christmas arrived.

He is a lovely man in the village who spends this time leading up to Christmas visiting lots of local events in his role as Father Christmas.  Everywhere he goes he leaves joy behind him.