A very happy Mothers' Day, Part 1

Thanks for all your kind wishes now that we've finally had Mothers' Day here in France! We started the day early - Son 2 was singing in church with his Sunday Club group, which meant we actually had to turn up on time for once! No photos of the singing - too many other peoples' children, which wouldn't be right, on a blog, would it? Here is a window from the church building which we rent - remember that most Protestant churches aren't old in France, of course! It was a fantastic family service, and the youth group, 'Pringles', ran a crazy quiz which began by throwing nine sweets into the congregation, and then telling all those who'd caught the sweets that they were now in the quiz. This is a good way to get competitive people, and look who both caught sweets in different parts of the church - me and Son 2 (that's us, looking blonde and English in a sea of French and African people). My team (French/African/English) won!

We then headed off to a pizza restaurant I'd spotted on the way home. Fantastic choice! 'Daddy, Mummy, can we come here again, please?' I was given a rose.We sat below a shelf with vintage items (nice ducks painted on that tin), and a fashion plate even older than my fashion newspapers!

The children's menu was good and very affordable.And I want to be the buyer for this chain of restaurants!Look at the fabulous vintage items they had collected together!There was a rustic, food-production theme, on the whole. It was all genuine, and most seemed to be French, too.A very happy Mothers' Day, thanks to all the family!So then it was off to the:This is one of our favourites, and is in the centre of the village where Ben works. This is a typical bell tower for a medieval church in our area.Another shot of a glorious Mairie - they are always very well-kept. I hope you like the flowers, Olga! Nearly as good as your English village post.When the boys had spent their cash they set up camp on these rocks and looked at their new toys, keeping guard over my ever-growing heap of carrier bags!No time to post about my finds today, but here's a little taster for tomorrow...

Can't wait to share it all with you!