Wandered Off Looking For DOLMENS

Pretty day to look for dolmens.  They are here abouts.  Yes they are.  Many infact.  Here's a site that links their position to Google Earth which is a very big help some of the time. 

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/topics.php?countries=1&kmldown=1  

Dolmen are Neolithic sites and many are burial sites.  Many later day Christian churches were sited on the spots where dolmen existed.  The idea being that people drawn to such sites would find them gone and a substitute provided by the fine Christians would do instead.  Must have worked, there are many examples to be found. 

The ones we sought out were southeast of us about 35 miles away.  Up into the hills of the Massif Central we journeyed (is that a word?)  through tiny villages and past grand maisons and castles amid the bushy forests.  Kilometer after kilometer and alas none were found.  Significant rocks but no dolmen.  Here's what we were looking for in particular:

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6334142

Easier to find them on the internet than out there in the real world. 

Then a leisurely ride home to prep for dinner.  I made Shitake/Prosciutto risotto and we had a wedge salad with Kelly's wonderful blue cheese dressing.

 

My Toe Hurts

Hell if I know, initially I thought it was an insect bite, then as it throbbed like my old nemesis Gout I labeled it a Gout attack.  Now I'm back to thinking it was a spider bite.  What toe?  The little one next to the littlest on the outside of the left foot.  It's better than yesterday but not by much and is really red and swollen and hurts if I even touch it.  Ah...

The Kats are wildly happy over their new home, running amuck at nights mostly, after we are asleep...but they are loud and most disturbing.  The house is cold, not as cold as it was a week ago when we first got here but cold enough.  The days have been cloudy and wet, with rain part of bearly every day.  Our courtyard is a mess, thick with weeds and over grown grasses and colza, a gift from the local oil seed operations.  Colza seed is used to make Canola oil.

Been to Chateauroux and Bourges (our favorite big city), La Chatre yesterday.  Then we wandered thru the countryside until we found the road back to Lignieres. 

I've got to mention that United Airlines did a wonderful job on the flight over the pond.  Good company and they put us in row 16 behind the first class bulkhead, LOTS of legroom made the flight a very comfortable one.  The food was also above txpectations, really delicious cheese cannelloni. The crew in the economy cabin were really a breath of fresh air too, friendly and timely service too!

All in all we are really happy to be here and expect we are going to have a great summer...once it begins!