The maximum temperature here today is 28⁰C, minimum 18⁰C. Dry but there is a slight chance we may get a shower. Wind 17km/h North-Westerly winds with gusts up to 41 km/h.
This visit was at the end of July to Restaurant L'intemporel. I had only been here many years ago, but it has recently changed hands, been improved and has excellent references, so as we are now allowed to eat out we thought this was a chance to try it. Sadly it was rainy and we could not eat in the garden, but in fact, eating in the conservatory was probably even better.
We were right next to the Tardoire river and the Pont dit du Château de La Rochefoucauld. Listed as a Historic Monument since 1935, this 15th century freestone work of art links the castle to the city.
La Rochefoucald Chateau.
Part of the view from our table...
as above, plus a glass of wine had arrived by the time I took this 😉
and just in front of the bridge we had company.
The menu changes every day so we just had the standard menu. The starter was Fois gras, something we do not eat out of choice as we do not like the way it is obtained, but I have to say it was delicious. Served of course with sliced French pain (bread).
Main course was duck breast with a few vegetables - melt in the mouth.
Dessert was apricots with ice cream - (possibly raspberry flavour but we were not sure) served in a melon sauce.
Coffee followed and we went home very satisfied without feeling like we had eaten too much.
They do a tasting menu of five courses on weeknights and weekends so we plan to try that out for our 40th wedding anniversary on the 28th of August.
Meanwhile in the garden life goes on.....
The Star Gazer Lily was flowering well. A gift from our French neighbour for my birthday about 12 or so years ago. It has done so well.
Cosmos with an unknown bee, it was carrying so much pollen its body was out of sight.
Calendula with yet another bee, possibly Colletes succinctus, but I am happy to be corrected.
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus).
and with a bee, unidentified.
Beating the birds to the raspberries.
and a Black Cap juvenile (Sylvia atricapilla) getting there first!
Another unknown bee pollinating the pumpkins
The white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) in the lavender.
A close up of the stamens of the Star Gazer Lily.
Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) on the agapanthus.
Finally, we have de-stoned over 1000 plums, they have been dehydrated ready for use during the year until next years batch arrives hopefully. I use them in cooking and chopped they go into our homemade muesli breakfast cereal.
Note: We are now allowed to eat out, but by law, we have to present our ID and our certificate of a double vaccination.
Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
