Sorry for the delay in writing about our excellent day on Bastille day, 14th July. The truth is that I had a sudden stampede of customers wanting new broadband fitted and computers fixed that had gone wonky. On top of that my wife came home on saturday after teaching french to a small group of pupils and told me the wonderful news that my computer and broadband fixing skills were required by a a couple of her students as well. As you know this is a new venture for me and I am so grateful for the support I have received, I hope everyone is happy with the results and will spread the word, thank you.
On top of that we had a great day out last sunday with our irish friends and Buster, our scruffy little dog got to meet his brother for the first time.
Unfortunately Buster does not react the same way with everyone, some people he gets on fine with and others he growls and barks at. There seems to be no logic in his behaviour at all and thus it was that he and his brother did not get on well at all.
Busters brother
It was amazing how alike the two were, in mannerisms, looks, apart from buster has not had a hair cut for a while. The thing is he does not like being touched with scissors and the last time he had his hair cut it took the best part of the day and even with a muzzle on, there was much biting or attempts to.
So he is a scruff and there you are. We are also convinced his breeding does not help, his mother lives in a barn but when she gets the urge she disappears to meet the dog that lives at the chateau and we are not convinced that they are not brother and sister, enough said.
Buster and brother
We arrived early and took the dogs on a walk, the countryside around here is fantastic and the weather was lovely. We got back and settled down in the garden for nibbles and drinks and then had dinner in our friends newly renovated house
- when you opened a beer the voice of Homer Simpson came from the bottle opener
The following tuesday was the village fishing day. Several thousand trout are put into the river and people from far and wide come to fish.
The ever popular beer and wine bar
This is the life
We had a walk through the poplar plantation and at 12 it was lunch time
Steak, sausage and chips mmm
People fishing, our garden is the other side of the river
Heading for the beer tent
Everyone had a great time
Ah the smell of the bbq
So another fishing day over and time for us to wander down the road to home after drinking a little too much wine.
So what is next on the agenda, well it is party time, next saturday we have been invited to a fancy dress birthday party, on the sunday we are going to a wedding anniversary party, before that on tuesday we have been invited to lunch at probably the best chinese restaurant I have ever eaten in. If you are ever in Le Mans go to the chinese garden for the buffet but go hungry!!!
Then at the beginning of august we are going to a barbecue and at the beginning of september another wedding anniversary do, there is the village lamb roast at the end of august not to mention our very own wedding anniversary on the 30th of this month.
All will be suitably blogged and lovingly photographed for your delictation, this is our life in france.
