WhatIsInAName

i received this today

it was taken in the south of France

which has to be a plus

when you are confronted with your name

(which, in my case, is already somewhat unusual)

in such an surprising expression of it

it makes you feel 

a little strange

a little familiar

a little confident

a little grateful

and then to find out that Petrus 

is also the name of one of the best wines in France

makes it even more special

it reminded me of my personal project while i was in France

 

i hitchhiked through France a few times 

(a terrible country to hitchhike through by the way)

i would thank the driver for stopping 

and then in my best french i would introduce myself 

and tell him/her where i was from, and that i was on a quest

this was to find the best red wine in France

and the answer to that was that each time

the wine from their village was the very best.

 

as a result of this idea i would quite often be taken to 

a hotel, or house or farm and offered a glass of excellent red wine

i have drunk many glasses of excellent wine

and once i was offered a glass of wine 

to try it out and to give them my opinion 

i was always offered a snack of cheese, pate, sausage and bread

(because the french, being civilised, 

do not drink without eating something at the same time)

by then we would be buddies and i was able to ask 

where i could set up my tent

 

i did the same in Germany with beer

and in Holland with cheese

 

(working on the pride of the country)

 It is never too late to have a happy childhood