Sunflower

Last Saturday, while J was here, we took her and her friends to the flower market in Nice. I, unfortunately, did not bring my good camera. (What was I thinking?!?) But, I did take the little point and shoot, thinking that it would be ok for a few shots. Then the battery died on it. (Really?? My luck is amazing.) I did get a shot or two in before it crashed on me.

 Aren't these amazing? Love Sunflowers.

I really wanted to buy some of these... but we only had enough cash for one purchase. We opted for more strawberry preserves instead of flowers. 

We really love food. 

Speaking of which, we are going to a food festival in a town nearby this weekend. WoooHoooo! Our fridge will be filled with stinky cheese! 

Enjoy your weekend guys! I'll see you back here on Monday!

Two for One Day!

Ok, I realized this morning that I have too many things to write about this week! (Never a bad thing.) Normally, I would just let it carry over to next week BUT we are going on a trip this coming weekend to Corsica so I will have plenty to write about next week as well. So, it's two for one day! 

John and I spent our Saturday at a food and flower market that happens once a year in Nice. We saw the signs for it last year but had no idea what it was so we didn't go. This year, we decided to just go and find out and it was such a great day. This market was a blast and we bought quite a few good things. 

Picture log! 

Beautiful rose bushes for sale

Orchids

Churros, made fresh to order. 

One of the 3 food tents. 

 Local honey

Cheeeeesssee

They even had animals for sale! 

 Our purchases! (John wouldn't let me buy a baby goat...)

Beautiful Lunch

On Saturday John and I headed to Antibes for their market. We both love Antibes and tend to escape there on the weekends. This time we picked up a wonderful baguette, fresh Camembert cheese, a goat cheese, basil, sundried tomato and garlic spread, and some peach preserves. Then, came home and had a wonderful lunch of all our finds. YUM!

What's in a name..

When trying to decide what to call my blog.. I really wanted to be "clever". My wonderful husband will be the first to tell you, I am quite a goofball and while I think my jokes are funny.. not everyone else does. So, I thought about something rather generic, but who wants to read a generic blog?
The name I finally ended up with comes from a phrase that I ALWAYS say whenever we see something... uh.. interesting while out and about in France- "Oh My Word". And, since a blog is all about words- taaadaaa! We have our name!
I will leave you today with an "Oh My Word" moment. Our second weekend in Nice, the Hubs and I headed downtown where there is a really fun market right along the coast. After finishing up at the market, we decided to walk around corner and see the port. As we are gazing out at the beautiful sailboats, yachts, and watching a spear-fisher head out to catch a fish- I look to my left. There, to my utter shock, in the middle of March, is a 55 year old topless sunbather. Welcome to the south of France!