I read this morning that the floods in some areas of France are the worst in a generation. We were hoping this wasn’t an annual occurrence! Not that we’ve been hit hard nor as the rain been prolonged? But our little waterways must be trying to cope with the deluge elsewhere.
Our usual walk into Aigre along the riverbanks is currently out of bounds, even the back road is “inondee “. Glad to say that though the garden is a bit soggy and we’ve discovered a bit of a leak around the Velux window, the weather hasn’t bothered us – other than spending a bit more time indoors than usual.
So as we’ve been inside a bit we’ve been trying (not too successfully) to improve our French. We haven’t due to Covid been able to hook up with any conversation groups locally as planned, so instead we found these “teachers “. Each afternoon we tune into a French version of The Bidding Room, a great way of hearing the language (Chris has all the monetary amounts spot on now😂). Also an opportunity to see some of the great items that can be picked up at brocantes, etc. As you can see the regular panel of experts are pretty easy on the eye!
Hopefully come summer we’ll be able to get out to the regular antique markets and fairs, would love to pick up a bronze by one of the brilliant French sculptors.
The English Gentleman looks like a great painting subject Sue, and suggests intrigue and mystery. Love it when I look at my computer after a bit of a break and find a new blog entry. Keep up the good work. Look forward to checking out your future bronze sculpture. What fun. Our renovations continue to surround us with lots of mess and challenges. Moving downstairs to our little unit has provided a great excuse for a big cleanup. Amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in a short time. Horrifying really and I am mortified at the thought of the footprint we have left on poor old mother earth. Busily planting more greenery to compensate. Much love xxx Robby
Will handball The English Gentleman to you Robby😊 Sure you would create something super. Know what you mean about collecting “stuff” but some of it holds a place in our hearts and the rest you can’t help but think What the……….?! xx
Yes, amongst the stuff lots of treasures to hold dear, and absolutely the rest “What the ………?!”