May 21, Beaune a.m

We woke up to a cold apartment--outside temp was 48 F. We fooled with the "chaufauge" and it heated the bathroom (toilet room is separate) so it really is a bath room. We had nothing to eat, so we went to a place that served petit dejeuner (breakfast) and ordered the "formule," which consisted of cafe au lait, orange juice, a pece of baguette, a croissant, butter, and jelly. There was a very nice lady who waited on us--one of those French women whose voice is half an octave higher than any American woman's and very soft, as well as ultra polite.
The grocery store didn't open until 9:00, so we killed about an hour with breakfast. The grocery is very small, but we managed to buy eggs, butter, coffee, fruit, a big potato,some tomatoes, 3 kinds of cheese, and some pate de compagne. On the way home we stopped at the pastry shop/bakery and bought 2 baguettes and 2 croissants because the bakery will be closed tomorrow.
The apartment seems to have warmed up while we were gone, so we're quite comfortable. We are both thankful that we brought sweaters and scarves as well as our trench coats. We've been doing lots of layering to keep warm. I know that you back in the mid-west will not feel very sorry for our whining about the cold and drizzling rain. We stop whining when we hear about the 90+ temperatures that you're having back home.