Sorry, sorry sorry, very late this month but only got back from Ile de Re on Saturday and then I ‘lost’ wifi for a day. Well to be honest, I hadn’t actually ‘lost’ it, I had woken in the night, heard thunder so got up and disconnected everything ……. then in the morning forgot I had done so. It was only when in frustration I put my tablet actually ON the wifi box thingy to try to get it to work, I noticed plugs out everywhere !
Had a fabulous week on Ile de Re as usual, cycled my little legs off – very flat there ! – read three books and drank a respectable amount of island rosé. A couple of girl friends were staying in the same village at the same time as us which was nice as it meant I had someone to cycle with, Ernst always disappearing in to the distance and leaving me behind !
Ok, it is now time for me to seek out a ‘Lidl Anonymous’ group ! My name is Susan and I am a Lidl addict ! I just cannot drive past one without going in to see what plants they have and to stock up on my Lidl favourites, plus, of course, to see what bargains there are in the ‘middle Lidl’. The other day I happened to drive past the Caussade store on the way back from picking up a car load of great books; I swear to you, the car took over and drove in to the car park ! It knew something I didn’t, at the reductions counter was one white chocolate /blackberry chip Easter egg reduced to ONE EURO !! Wow, what were the chances ?(Regulars to this monthly waffle will have heard me bleating on about these before and since Easter !) It is now sitting in my fridge where I keep looking at it but cannot bear to eat it as there will be no more until next year ! My partner, Ernst, is German, so I am sure that when I am sleeping, he whispers to me “buy Lidl, shop at Lidl” !
Happy to report that Lady’s prospective new home is now a definite new home ! Dear Brian reports that he has another ‘runner’ on his hands but has not even thought of returning her to me. He has got a dog GPS for her collar and says that, in any case, she keeps him fit as he keeps having to leap on to his bike and go pedalling after her ! I couldn’t understand this at first as she walked with me off the lead and never did a runner but then I had a lightbulb moment, durrh, she wasn’t staying with me, she was staying with all the other dogs with me !
Sad to report that the gorgeous Orphee has been returned. Nothing to do with this lovely whose only fault was to play happily with the lady’s Yorkshire Terriers and the lady was frightened she would hurt them !! The husband was heartbroken to bring Orphee back. Hmm, I know who I would have kept.
More dogs very soon on the adoption page, just have to get photos sorted which I will do very soon – in between watching Roland Garros !
If you didn’t go to the ‘Those Were the Days’ show, you missed an absolute treat ! It was just FABULOUS ! So much work had gone into making them fun evenings and they were a huge success. There was lots of singing and dancing – not only by the performers ! – and I was amazed to see one of our vets strutting his stuff on the dance floor. Thank you to all concerned, do hope there will be another one !
Have a lovely sunny month and remember, dogs HATE being dragged round markets, vide greniers and the like in this heat. Leave them somewhere in the cool.
Sue x