What a joy
when some of your most favourite people go for a walk in the rain on the other
side of the world and think to send you a picture to show you what a lovely
time they are having. Thank you Joiner family, we love your pics…..
Monty
got a ride out to Perier for the town fete which centred around a car show, vide
grenier and other points of interest. We
met some lovely car minded people and Mike spent a happy day just talking cars
and stuff. I have fond memories of my uncle’s succession of French car and van
brands so it is always great to see them in the safe hands of the collector.
There are a few ex pats collecting in this area and seeing Austin’s and
Morris’s alongside the Dauphins and 2 cv’s is interesting and amusing, then, to
top it all, we joined the other exhibitors for a free lunch
with lashings of cider for all
Ray brought
his special BMW along and friends John and Lynn came in two old cars
just because they can. Shirley and Mark
here in the photo came to visit and ohhh’d and aahh’d whilst Mike put up his
commemorative plaque which is now proudly displayed in the downstairs loo
We were
treated to a display of old cars and special editions, there were tractors and Lorries
and frankly the day turned out to be right up our happy street. There was a
vide grenier going on as well and for us that is Sunday perfection.
The next
morning Mike got Monty out for a wash brush up and whilst he was in the mood,
rolled his 1946 BSA C10 out of the lounge and gave it a good polish in the
sunshine. We bought this bike some 20 years
ago from a bike jumble at Kempton Park and it never left the lounge when Mike
stopped to polish it on the way to the garage at our home in Winnersh.
When the polishing was done I gave Mike
permission to put the bike in front of the fire place for the summer. It has
been behind a variety of sofas and chairs over the past 9 years in this lounge
and I had a fancy to show it off and be proud, besides, I like looking at it… so there it will stay,
looking gorgeous.
I am very pleased to say that the harvest is
underway already, this is the 4th
lettuce and a bunch too far of radish and parsley. During the winter it is easy
to forget how great it is to recolt at will, so when it all comes together it
feels extremely satisfying, worthwhile and very wholesome.
In April this year we were delighted to see a
new gang of moor hens on the pond. We watched them for a couple of days and
then they were gone. We have guessed that the two heavy frosts we had in that
week killed them off and quite frankly we were sad and disappointed to have
lost them. This week however, we have been treated to the display of the official
day out of a family of at least 6 little fluff balls chasing Mum and Dad for
food. We have had a family of Moor hens
on the pond for at least 6 years and we look forward to watching them grow and
flourish. The Parents are the most attentive we have seen and gather up their
little clutch and make sure no one gets lost.
We could easily sit and watch them all day …… but the lawn mower beckons
and we have to move on.
And finally, Eric and Gill called in for a
couple of nights on their way back to the UK. They are in the throes of finding
their way to settle in France a little more south than us and we are always happy
to see them on their way through. We were sitting on the terrace and they asked
if there was anything they could help us with and I took one look at the
tractor and said, get that going and give it a wash. They ended up picking up
sates and getting the barn area clear for when we start roofing again this week
on phase two of our tinned roof epic.
No comments:
Post a Comment