The local Transhumance fête took place last week-end on Sunday 23rd. September. It has grown a bit in the last few years, there are more sheep, more people walking and more people stopping at Le Sautel at lunch time to enjoy the communal repas. There were also a lot of people at the vide grenier, antique stalls very early in the morning. I managed to find some lovely old linen tea towels for use in the gite, then I had a quick breakfast of croissants and coffee ( it was after all Sunday) and then walked to meet the sheep , shepherds and really intense sheepdogs to escort them back to Lieurac, where we left them to walk the last kilometre to Le Sautel without the help of me and Fleur. ( She might , and the emphasis is on might, be a Border Colley, but she isn't focussed enough to become a sheepdog.) It will be interesting to see how this event continues into the future, as it has become very popular, although there are many more people enjoying the attractions put on by this amazingly sociable yet tiny village than there are herding the sheep.
