Saturday, May 24, 2014

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.





The strangest weather. Hot one minute, cold, windy and wet the next. The market square unusually quiet. Sophie joins Angus for a coffee ( or in her case a bowl of water ) at the cafe under the arcades. For a moment she ponders whether it's a good idea to get out of the warmth of the car and face the elements. The word 'croissant' and she's racing to the front door of the cafe. 

The Old Farmer is off to Belarus to visit his fathers grave. The ancient motor home waxed and sparkling. We're to keep an eye on the house while he's away. To deter burglars the Old Farmer has wired up the Christmas star so that it comes on between ten at night and two in the morning. He has also put up a line of coloured lights along his gutters and attached them to a motion sensor. '' You'll know someones snooping around if they light up " . 

For the journey he's wearing a Canadian fur trappers hat with ear flaps, a red check shirt and a pair of dungarees. Open toed sandals complete the ensemble. Strasbourg tonight, Warsaw tomorrow and Grodno on Monday. 'The font' gives him a pre-paid mobile phone ( and instructions on how to use it ) so he can call us if he gets into trouble. We stand in the road and wave him goodbye.



11 comments:

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Hmmmmmmmm....are you really going to drive all that way to rescue him?

XXXOOO Bella & Roxy

Angus said...

Good point. I suppose it's really there to put him in contact with the French Embassy in Warsaw or Minsk in case of mishaps.

WFT Nobby said...

I hope you wrote down the mobile phone instructions and made sure the old farmer kept them somewhere obvious. (I have plenty of experience of the different ways the very elderly can fail with modern technology!)
Cheers, Gail.

GaynorB said...

If the 'font' says so.....

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

I've no doubt the Old Farmer will have a wonderful trip, and if there is a mishap, he probably won't realize it.

Emm said...

If he can find his father's grave fifty years after the devastation of war, he has a good chance of going there and coming back in good shape.

Still, he's very fortunate in his choice of neighbors.

Louise said...

I am sure his late father would thank you, if he could. It means a lot, when going on a long journey to have someone stand and wave and see you on your way.

Louise said...

I am sure his late father would thank you, if he could. It means a lot, when going on a long journey to have someone stand and wave and see you on your way.

Angus said...

Any 84 year , almost 85 year old , who can track down the Prisoner of War camp where his father died has the constitution of an ox. Maybe we're more worried about the staying power of the ancient Ford Transit motor home !

VirginiaC said...

I love reading about the Old Farmer...such an endearing man.
If he can rig up his star and lights in the way he did, I'm sure he can get his motor home moving again if it breaks down.
Thanks to the font for making sure he will be able to stay in touch if need be....she is so thoughtful.
Safe travels to him.

Whispering Walls said...

Hurrah for The Font!