After a fabulous day with family, and night visiting with my sister, followed by the car throwing a hissy fit,  we headed out to do a little shopping before returning home.

We almost always go to Sonnie’s greengrocer when we are visiting with her – the produce isn’t always picture perfect, or as big as that in the supermarket, but it’s always packed full of flavour.  Piled up on their outside display were rockmelons, and as soon as you raised one to your nose, you immediately new that the flavour was going to be amazing!  I was immediately transported back to 2010, when I visted Cahors in France, where, on Saturday mornings, in Place de la cathédrale the Cahors market has taken place at the foot of the magnificent Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (a UNESCO World heritage site) for over 700 years!  I have been privilieged to stroll through this market on more than one occasion, but back in 2010, I purchased a few simple items to enjoy during my stay – delicious, locally made chèvre – goat’s cheese, the freshest of strawberries, some flowers from my room, some local wine, and, of course a rockmelon – not huge like we generally find here, but small, aromatic and full of flavour – so delicious!

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