Phew, wasn’t it a great Wimbledon this year ?! Ok, Murray winning was a plus but there were some fabulous matches, then we had the bonus of the Davis Cup the weekend after – oh happy day ! The television was due to be unplugged for another year but we haven’t done it yet because I think the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio should be quite amazing.
I ‘did’ the St. Pantaleon Vide Grenier on Sunday to raise funds and am happy to say that I made 150 euros – lucky vets !! We were all rather anxious as after days of hot sunshine Mr. Meteo promised rain until midday but luckily Mr. M was, again, way off track. It was ideal ‘vide’ weather, overcast with splashes of sun here and there, so many punters moved their sun scorched bodies from the poolside sunbeds and came out to look for bargains. You always find those at our stalls, we believe in selling cheap and getting stuff up and away. It takes so long to set up, emptying box after box and the last thing you want to do is load it all up again at the end of a (very) long day. Thank you so much to all the people who donated fabulous items for me to sell.
This year the St. Pantaleon Committee de Fetes decided to have our village ‘repas’ on a Sunday instead of the usual Saturday. A good decision this year as we had torrential rain and thunder storms on the Saturday night. Again, fearful glances headed skywards as the clouds arrived and a breeze got up but we were spared – lucky I’ve got my pal Pat who always goes to church !! So, after the ten hour ‘vide’ with just enough time to scoot home, feed the dogs and cats before going back to make merry until 12.30, I was, understandably feeling a little jaded in the morning !
The other week I went over to Danielle’s to take photos of the brown Labs. Now when I go over there I take my life in my hands because Danielle has three geese who hate me with a vengeance and I have to say the feeling is mutual. the three of them come running at me with their wings out hissing like crazy, so I always sit in the car until Danielle comes to rescue me. It was the same procedure last time with a little addition, I walked towards the house and suddenly heard an “oink, oink” and there on my heels was a boar !!! Ok a small young one but it was a boar ! Danielle (who has been known to take on a tiger) poo pooed my anxiety and we walked up to the dog parks. Then Danielle’s house ‘phone range so she turned back. Of course with Danielle out of the way it was open season on Sue, I had the boar behind me and the geese in front. I quickly jumped in to a dog park feeling foolish but my humiliation wasn’t over, Danielle has a pigeon she has raised from a baby and the pigeon thinks it is quite normal to land on any head around. To add insult to injury the pigeon joined in too, so there I was boar to one side, geese to the other and me with a pigeon scratching around on my head, you couldn’t make it up !!!
It has been a wonderful month adoption wise in that both Lancelot and Lou, who have been waiting for so long, have found wonderful homes which goes to prove you should never give up. Your turn next perhaps Gavaroche ?
Last week I found a photo taken by Ernst’s cousin in our garden about eight years ago where we were sitting at a rather lovely old wooden table. I asked Ernst where it is now and he pointed to the poor shabby table I use to do all my potting up of plants. There and then I decided to bring it back to its’ previous glory and asked Ernst to set up his electric sander so I could get started. I’m not stupid, I just knew he wouldn’t be able to let me do it as he (a master carpenter) knew I wouldn’t make a very good job of it. 24 hours later we had our lovely table back sanded and waxed…… result, hee hee !
Oh, by the way, we’ll be doing our usual second hand clothes stall at the Montcuq Vide Grenier at the end of August, so if anyone living near here (close to Montcuq in the Lot) has any good, clean, saleable clothes they want to get rid of, send me an email.
Love,
Sue x