Sunday 1st June
Firstly I have to apologise for not posting a blog for a few days. Just been too busy having a good time. We drove back yesterday and it was okay; too early a start for my liking at 4.00 a.m., but plenty of long stops on the journey and we were back under the channel and home by 8.00 p.m. the same day.
Our lifestyle is so relaxed there, a different way of living completely. This time the weather was a bit mixed, one day of solid rain and a few showers here and there, but when it did clear up it was lovely. We had a couple of drives out into the countryside, stumbling upon tiny villages and old churches and cemeteries. Or just finding a field to let the dogs have a run. We had un petit soiree on Wednesday evening where we invited our English friends and our French neighbours; it was a great success, everyone talking and eating and drinking. We did the market on Thursday, but it was very quiet and we didn’t sell much. I finished off painting the back of the house, which now looks very smart, and I bought a few gifts for the grandchildren. Another great night of singing and even crazy dancing in le Pub Gambetta finished off the week.
Now it is back to reality, or a different sort of reality i am afraid. For a few short weeks…