Yesterday, November 1st, was la fête de Toussaint, a Roman Catholic holiday, celebrating all the saints, known and unknown. People are encouraged to place flowers on tombs and spend time thinking and praying of all those that are deceased.
Coincidentally, this weekend we visited la chartreuse du Reposoir, an abbey founded in 1151 by the order of the Carmel, celebrating the Sainte Thèrese d'Avila and Saint Jean de la Croix. It's still a working monastary with about 20 nuns residing in the immense and immaculate grounds. The Carmelites take an oath of silence that they will spend many hours each day in silent prayer. It certainly is a calm and peaceful place surrounded by mountains, trees and alpine lakes.
It was a lovely adventure for a beautiful, fall day but in the sepia photo, a little spooky... kind of fitting with the Halloween holiday so close.
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