I got to Eymet early as it was market day and I walked the stalls in the ancient square remembering that I had read recently that the Eymet Thursday morning market had been operating continuously in the same spot since 1270. 1270! That's nearly 750 years! I tried to imagine what the vendors were selling on this date in 1270: the pumpkins and apples would surely have been in season. The chicken vendor has his fancy rotisserie truck now, but I'd bet fire-roasted fowl of some sort would be offered. Maybe sheep skins to ward off the coming chill or boots--resembling Uggs, but cruder--would likely have been crafted to order. Goat cheese was probably plentiful and similar to what's sold now.
I sat in a café and ordered a grand crème so I could people watch for awhile. I studied the scarf guy, who also sells at the market in Duras. One of the characters in my novel is based on him so I lurked about near his stall to get more character details. I told myself that I should go introduce myself and tell the guy that he's in my book, but I worried that he'd think I was a bit of a nut, so I didn't.
Today I found some lovely bouquets crafted of dried flowers and brought them home to perk up a couple of spots that needed some color.
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