Our name is Legion, Foreign

I'm sure there is a simple explanation, as to why the French Foreign Legion are selling raffle tickets outside of LeClerc today...

We were in Limoux for lunch of course, at the splendid and remarkable Grand Cafe where my exhibition of paintings continues to look appropriate. Incidentally other pictures by me are appearing in Wills Place at Rennes-les-Bains (and will do in another place soon, details to be announced.)

The principle being that paintings loose their lustre if not taken out of storage and aired from time-to-time.
 

Last night we went to the creperie.... beautiful night. Still, warm, scented; spring in evidence.

Any horticulturalists out there know what this is? It's by the entrance to the blood labs in Quillan and is rather scrappy but very highly scented, like church incense. Fab.

Apropos: this is Easter weekend. A traditional time of joy, recovery after a long winter. Could we not declare peace for a while???