Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Tapped with a nose.


Bitterly cold this morning. Sophie deals with the thin later of ice on the water bowl by tapping it with her nose.

The phone man comes - unexpectedly - to repair the Internet line. He's followed down the drive by the electricians - also unexpectedly - who have come to install spotlights in the rafters of the barn. The PONs greet them enthusiastically.

A sure sign winter is here - the hat man has set up his stall outside the newsagents.


Further down the street Bob and Sophie watch as two little dogs greet each other. One dog emits high pitched squealing noises. The other stands on its hind legs and hits the other with its paw - over and over . Bob is amazed. Sophie is hurried along. Bob is not a shrieker. When the spirit moves her Sophie can shriek for France.


The wonderful bakers has closed. The owner and his wife have decided to retire. '' It all goes to the taxman " he says to me with a Gallic shrug of the shoulders. This is sad. The baker with its deeply unfashionable blue and orange and purple creations was a hangover from an earlier age. A collection of chairs from the cafe are piled up outside with a handwritten 'for sale' sign on them.


Back at The Rickety Old Farmhouse Sophie reminds the workmen of her presence then savages a fallen oak branch.


Berlin. The British Ambassadors dog. Can diplomacy get any better ?  https://twitter.com/SebWoodFCO/status/917701222341185536



11 comments:

MOPL said...

So sad about the Bakers. Assume that you have a back up plan for the lovely cakes we see regularly here. good bakers re hard to find these days

WFT Nobby said...

Agree with MOPL. Sad to see another wonderful small shop shut.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari Om
And another one bites the non-croissant... one wonders how any small business survives in the modern day. YAM xx

Taste of France said...

Which lucky patissier is going to win your business now?

Sheila said...

Yes, too bad about the bakery. Let's hope they're sophisticated storefront isn't replaced by a garish one.
No better way to spread good will than to tweet a photo of a muddy-nosed pooch. Our US president should have one in the White House...as long as it wasn't a Russian breed.

Swan said...

I love Sophie’s joie de vivre, along with Bobs philosophical attitude they make a great team.

rottrover said...

I'm glad that Sophie is showing those work men who's boss!

Coppa's girl said...

Oh no, so sad about the baker's - these delightful confections brightened many a gloomy day and broadened many a waistline !
Good girl Sophie - did the workmen run for the hills !

Beau and Mom said...

I'm also very sad about the bakery closing ... they provided many Wonderful pictures and mouth watering moments. I hope they enjoy retirement as much as my husband and I have! :) Now Mr Bozo gets full-time love and attention from us.

Unknown said...

The bakery closing is a sad turn of events. The old-fashioned charms of this world are fading away.
On the other hand, the pictures of Sophie and the ambassador's dog are delightful. Thank heaven for dogs.

Poppy Q said...

No more cakes? It is sad when the baker can't retire with a pile of cash after working hard. We love your visits for pastries and cakes and nice that you can support local businesses. It makes me sad here when there are really only supermarkets rather than the old stores.