Seamus J. O'Sheehan: Picnic in La Belle Province

Seamus J. O'Sheehan and his bride set foot up the verdant hill overlooking the calm sea. With his left hand, he grasped his wife's slender hand. In his right, he carried a large red cooler containing the viands the inn's proprietor had prepared for the new couple: roast pork, seasoned with cinnamon, honey and garlic, and then stuffed into two croissants; a semicircle of fou du roy cheese; two triangular pieces of blueberry pie; a large bottle of Perrier; and two wine glasses etched with wishes for a happy marriage: "Tous mes voeux de bonheur."

WordSmart: Acerb

A crunchy, acerb apple—I prefer a Granny Smith, a.k.a.,Green Delicious—and a hunk of sharp cheddar cheese make for a tasty mid-afternoon snack.