Over the garden wall

This week, my favourite French conversation lessons, watermelon pickles and an intensely summery market haul.

A summer plate: watermelon pickles, fried haloumi, tomatoes, basil, cucumber and mint. Simple and good.

Since we moved to France, I’ve had French lessons, read the local newspapers, and watched French television (with the French subtitles switched on, better to understand the mumbled bits). But my most enjoyable deep-immersion lessons by far have been co…