Yesterday was all a bit overwhelming.
It’s challenging enough dealing with a move and setting up utilities etc. but add the challenge of a foreign language and some days are a bit harder than others! That said we have electricity and water signed up so now it’s really just phone and internet. The thought of being without communication is the cause of yesterday’s stress. We have received our “box” but the simple plugging in and connecting doesn’t seem quite that simple? Plus somewhere within the mysteries of La Poste we have a mobile phone sim en route.
So this morning when I opened the shutters to blue sky and sunshine everything seemed ok and what better way to clear the head than take a walk and explore our locality a little more. All within a 1 km radius of course!!
How about that clear blue sky for mid November! Temperatures still getting up to the high teens although I can’t help wondering what winter has in store for us?
We really are in wonderful rural surroundings, our neighbours are mostly farmers or some work down the road at the Cognac distillery ( look forward to visiting that one day).
Whichever direction we walk there’s always someone who wants a “chat”.
This morning’s walk also revealed a few hidden treasures, there’s a tractor in there somewhere and the harvester makes a good vine trellis.
The rest of the day was spent in the garden, veggie patch weeded – ✅ Leaves raked – ✅ Pool cleaned – ✅ Lawn mowed – ✅
Must be time for a coffee and a gorgeous galette bikkie.
Great stuff guys, but you really do need to ‘chill out’ one day a week. Remember that what you’ve taken on in the last year would be daunting for those half your age. From fires in Australia, being stuck in UK, finally getting to France and then looking at loads of properties to find ‘the one’. French bureaucracy taking 3 months before you ‘got the keys’, exchange rate issues… etc…etc. I once said to you Sue that I admired the Aussie lifestyle default setting of ‘sure, no probs, we’ll get it done’. Having to adjust to a default setting of ‘non, c’est n’pas possible’ in France takes some getting used to, even for Brits !
😂😂😂😂thanks Dave for the wise words!! Yes it will take a little adjusting, but all part of the challenge and after this morning’s walk in the autumn sunshine, we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else right now.
Well Sue and Chris, I have to agree with Dave, you probably need to take it a bit easy on at least one day a week. I know how frustrating it is not to have all your communications up and going. Once they are, I am sure you will very different. Without them you feel cut off from the world. However, where you are looks lovely but I think I detect that it is also a bit wet by the look of the lawn. You probably have had lots of rain. It is now very dry here and getting warmer – nearly 35 degrees today!!!!!! Hoping the border restrictions with NSW will be removed on Monday which will make a difference for us as we can go off and travel that way! Take good care of yourselves in this difficult time.
Hi Liz and Jim, fingers crossed you will soon be travelling. My goodness 35 degrees in Spring what will Summer be like ?! We’re enjoying gorgeous Autumn blue skies and waiting to see what winter brings. Sat out again in the courtyard this morning having coffee after our one hour walk around the block. Yes, the “lawn” does hold a bit of water after rains but at least it remains green that way.
I got my WOW on the wrong post. I was comparing Parsley in the ditch with me in a duck pond. Have a quick look back. So wow again, having got your card. What a lovely place you have found. Can’t wait to see it. All the best to you both.
Poor Ros!!! In a SMALL way we’re not unlike Wanswell. Upstairs the 2nd bedroom goes through the 1st to get to the bathroom, but having said that we have a double bedroom/office on the ground floor and then through the hall lounge dining/kitchen to a spacious bathroom and outside from that under the vaulted garage is yet another very modern loo and seperate shower room. All very quirky! A couple of huge barns joined to the house by the vaulted hangers which leads through to a summer kitchen/ garden/ swimming pool. Looking forward to showing it to you, cheers Chris.
Your card arrived today and your house looks fantastic. Your “works” remind us of here 40 years ago, we were younger then. We found a Morris minor pickup with a fallen tree on top and the base of a coach which used to house chickens! Look forward to progress reports.
The various vehicles are not actually on our property, but just down the lane. We’re just surrounded by fabulous walks see next blog😊
It all looks wonderful, can’t wait to visit, hope by that time you will be in the manyana mode(don’t think that’s right spelling) but really everything can be done tomorrow or even the next day. That’s the mode I’m in during lockdown!! It’s lovely to have you nearer and I’ve loved your homes so this will b no exception! Just line up the things you need doing and we’ll be there. Have you got livestock yet, it won’t be long!
Lovely to hear from you and first card! Have a wonderful time!
No livestock yet(not planning on any!) Looking forward to you paying a visit sometime in the future.
Hello Sue and Chris. Charlotte and I have been doing some spying on google to try and find you!!! What is your actual address and then I am sure we will have more luck!!!!!
Hi Liz, full address is in the post😊