Monday 6th April

Here comes the sun, and I say ‘It’s Alright.’  George wrote that for Abbey Road and it was easily as good as anything Lennon or McCartney were writing.  And the sentiment is so basic, so true, so essentially the way we feel as the sun returns.  We have actually had a pretty cold and wet March here in Eymet, Saturday was drizzle all day long.  And everyone keeps saying “Ah, but it will be sunny next week.”  This is the optimistic prediction whatever and whenever you meet people, and you keep feeling that actually next week will never come; it will always remain sunny next week.

But this morning we got the sun.  It was actually still pretty cold especially the morning after the night before.  But standing in the sun was wonderful.  We opened the cafe for a couple of hours on Sunday but did no business at all.  No-one around so we decided to go for a little ride in the car.  The cemetery at Cogulot, the pretty river at Allemans du Dropt and then we tried Levignac de Guyenne, and again another pleasant little Bastide.  We sat outside a tiny bar and had coffee and basked in the sunshine.  The warmth went right through us and yes, we felt alright.  Lunch in our jardin, the first time this year and a cold bottle of Hoegarten; lovely.   Tonight we are dining at Le Vielle Porche.  It doesn’t get much better.  And I say ‘It’s Alright’.