Brebis

Bresse Bleu and Brebis cheese, cepe
mushroom and Reblochon cheese sausage,
baguette and Bordeaux vin. All I need.

Last night we had the pleasure of sampling some Brebis cheese (made of sheeps milk, from the Pyrenees Mountains), introduced to us by our Divonne host, Tim Evans (Tim, I am forever in your debt). My first taste went something like this..."oh, oohh, oooooohhhhhhh, mmmmmmmm,...this is the best thing I've ever tasted... I'm never leaving France!" Later, as I lay awake thinking of all the firsts I've experienced in the last 14 days, two thoughts crystalized in my mind. First, France did not sign the Schengen Agreement to protect their social safety net from illegal immigrants, it was to ensure that people like me couldn't stay here forever and eat and eat and eat. Second, I reaffirmed to myself that I am the most fortunate man in the world. Of course, I had that status back home, so the next four months is just gravy on my poutine.