Living in France today

The latest killings and kidnappings in France have taken everyone down a thoughtful road. It has been difficult for me to think of writing a frivilous blog about our travels, our tasty treats, even the interesting people we may have met (for me, in my French classes). However, like the rest of the country, we are carrying on, living our life and enjoying our freedoms. All the time, we are reminded of the terrible events of last Wednesday at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. In the shops and in the windows of some homes, there are handwritten signs "Je suis Charlie". Below is a photo of a special edition of the local paper, reminding us that we are all of us, Charllie. We are enjoying free speech and a free life. 

At the Arceaux market yesterday, many of the stalls also had handwritten signs: Je suis Charlie. And in the small medieval town of St. Guilhem-Le-Désert, which we visited yesterday, it was the same. Signs on walls, in windows. And today at 3pm, in every village, town and city in France, there will be a rally of memorial and solidarity. We plan to be at the one in Carcassonne. We mourn the dead and send condolences to their families.