Two weeks in advance the cherries are ready. We are allowed to pick them from the tree in the garden of the house where we rent a flat. Marc and Luc have been getting some training because they are being employed to pick them this summer once they have finished school. They may even do some over weekends. We are grateful for the man who is employing them. Because of their age they will only work half-days, but he is prepared to take them on because he thinks it's good for the young people to learn about the world of work, physical effort, financial reward ....
But we also have a testimony about jams (and the fruit that get made into jams!) Ever since Pascal and I have been married, we have never lacked for jam - mainly home made. It's become a symbol of the way in which God provides for our every need. At the Bible Institute people would give us gifts of jam; at Béziers we had a cherry, 2 abricot and an olive trees, so we made our own. At Lyon, people would give us fruit from their gardens and there were great food markets around to buy fruit on the cheap. Here in Lamastre we have cherries, pears, apples, plums.
So next time you visit us, you can try a real French breakfast with a bowl of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, and bread sticks lathered in Normandy butter and home made jams!
Bon appetit
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