Sylvie and Ferme de Soulies!

Our next stop was a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere! (Actually close to the town of Casteljaloux) The farmhouse also had a pottery studio; Sylvie was a potter. They had two dogs, (Nene and …), three black horses, two cats and three chickens that wondered freely around the farm. The farmhouse was fabulously decorated and our room was great. Saturday night the B&B was full but we were the only ones for the rest of our time. Our hostess guided us to a good restaurant for dinner and afterward we took a walk around the little town. We came upon the town pub and the live music of “L’histoire d’a”, a local band. Their families – the wives singing along and the kids all dancing and sporting band t-shirts – made up most of the crowd. We really enjoyed the performance!

The next day at breakfast it became apparent that Sylvie was fabulous!! She served carrot/orange juice and lots of home baked goodies. Everything was organic and tasted great. We had lunch in town and then lazed around for the rest of the day, feeding horses and chasing the chickens. Another great meal on Sunday night in the cave of a castle where we were one of three tables in the whole place. Surprisingly, the service was fantastic!

Monday was pottery day!! Sylvie taught us both to do pottery, it was a long and tiring day. Lisa loved it – working the clay on the pottery wheel was much harder than it looked and managed to complete two pieces. Ctos had a harder time getting the hang of it but managed to create a fabulous bowl. That night we ate dinner with Sylvie. She was alone most of the time at the farmhouse as her husband worked on an island off Spain and was rarely home. Dinner was great – Sylvie took great care in the food she prepared.

On Tuesday it was time to leave, after a brief visit to the town market where a fine selection of veggies and veal stew were acquired. It was kind of sad to say bye to Sylvie, we enjoyed her company so much and I think she enjoyed ours. But… another adventure awaited us!