Paris Store is no more

At least in Blois, there's no more Paris Store. That was the Asian/imported products market we'd gotten used to visiting every couple of months for cooking supplies over the past few years. I took CHM to Blois early yesterday so he could catch his train back to Paris, and then I went shopping.

So much for the good weather...

I tried to go shopping, I should say. There's a sign in the front window of feu Paris Store pointing customers to the Paris Store location in Tours, north of that city out by the airport and the big shopping centers. That's a much longer drive for us. Maybe we'll have to start going to Paris again for things like Asian noodles and sauces. That used to be fun, but it's a long trip. There is also a smaller shop selling Asian and African products in Blois, but with a less extensive range of products.

Sun from the south, rain to the north
of La Renaudière

Some people I know complained (albeit mostly good-naturedly) about the cold and damp weather we had in the Loire Valley all last week (...ahem...). Well, things are getting worse. This morning, since dawn, the sky has gotten darker and darker. The temperature has fallen. Rain is moving in, and Météo Ciel says we should expect a good inch (25 mm) of precipitation between this morning and Wednesday morning. That's something to look forward to. The men's finals at the French Open tennis tournament will probably be rained out this afternoon.

The long and curving road through the Renaudière vineyard
on a June afternoon

So it turns out that June is going to be a wet and almost chilly month. We were very lucky last Wednesday to have a sunny afternoon for the cookout down in Preuilly-sur-Claise. Now it's time to find some indoor activities so that we won't get too bored. Cooking springs to mind. I'm going to make lasagne again today, like the lasagne I made last week for the party. This weather calls for hearty food.