Deciding on a name for our home in Languedoc was mostly question of finding a word which has Mediterranean connotations and was also available for an Internet domain name.
We have a dog called ‘Rocky’ who we nickname ‘Rocky Roquette’ – so now we are officially ‘Villa Roquette’ as this is a spicy herb which grows wild all around us in Languedoc. I have posted a blog on out Villa Roquette site with a recipe for making a liqueur.
I decided to find out about Roquette and uncovered some interesting facts. Roquette is still a wild plant and has only been cultivated for a few years recently – most interesting is the discovery that for centuries it had been considered an aphrodisiac. I am happy to have found a good and relevant name for our home. Now I plan to do some research into this, anyone interested in helping please contact me.
Perhaps Elton John wrote this song for us…..