Friday, November 21, 2014

Cold radiators.







The man in the Post Office says '' You won't be seeing me again. I'm off to Peru ".  It takes a minute or two to digest this unusual greeting. It seems his wife is Peruvian and they've decided to retire there. I wish him all the best. 

The cheese lady launches into a long conversation about which types of chevres can be eaten with Burgundy. She talks and I listen. Bob and Sophie hang adoringly on every word. They get some rind. They are so still and quiet an innocent bystander might think they were angel dogs.

The scaffolding has finally come down on the new Haagen-Dazs store in the market square. Two young men with beards ( when did all young men suddenly start to sport beards ? ) can be seen inside. You'd think this would be a peculiar time of the year to open an ice cream shop. Perhaps the French are big on ice cream at Christmas .

This morning Loic the gardener is expected. He'll blow leaves into piles and Bob and Sophie will leap into them. The plumbers are also expected. They repaired and serviced the boiler last week. Ever since we've had super heated water from the shower but no heat in the radiators. 

This Englishman seems surprised about French hotels : http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/classified-features/9375912/a-miracle-french-hotels-actually-like-dogs/



5 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

Young men and beards? I asked myself the same question when watching the Scotland-England football game on TV earlier this week. The Scots won on beards, though not on goals.

Kinley Westie said...

Da beard thing has been going on for a while over here, about 5 years or so.

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

If you could only have one, we think heated showers might be best. The thought of a cold shower....brrrrrr.

Julie said...

Haagen-Dazs at any time of year is good in my book !

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

I wish the US was as dog friendly. I read somewhere just recently that Macy's and Nordstrom's allows dogs inside some of their stores. But I have a hard time believing that they would let a dog anywhere near the Louis Vuitton and Hermes handbags. Home Depot on the other hand will let anything near their paint swatches and wrenches.