Sorry ixion I thought that was what people has been virtually doing today - visiting the Granet. I'm not on the boat. I've been on dry land since we arrived in Aix. Also happy to go with the flow.
Oh, but we haven't done the afternoon in Musée Gransnet yet! 12md opening, Granny Passes to the ready. I thought we might have a lie-in and a leisurely brekkie first, then after dinner unwind a bit with our Transformation Challenge catwalk parade and an early night to recover and say any fond farewells that may be necessary? Sailing the next day?
Did you know that pétanque is very popular there? No, neither did I. Like Morris dancing, it has its own terminology demonstrated in this bit of purple prose:
Like any self-respecting Marseille heritage, the metaphor is very present in petanque. The eyes are as much glued towards the winner that gets 13 points, as on the one who does not score any point during a game. In the current language, we say he is “Fanny*”. Every bowling alley, whatever its size, wherever it is in the city, has a small statue of a more or less plump lady presenting her sweet bottom. Kissing her buttocks is a tradition that must be respected by those who have seen their score remain at zero. Marcel Pagnol ideally transcribed the scene in his book “Le temps des amours”.
Whether you keep playing “carreau*” over “carreau*” or have to “baiser Fanny” petanque is above all a moment of joy where meeting and living together is more important than the result.