Grey and cool with layers of thick cloud. Some half hearted rain. 14 degrees . PONs and owners are delighted. It won't last but at least the air inside the house will cool down. By six all the windows and doors are wide open.
The PONs do a circuit of the garden not once, not twice but three times. Readers of a nervous disposition will be delighted to know there were no C-A-T-S. Bob sits on his stump seat and watches the young garagiste race past in his little Citroen with the raspy exhaust. Everyone else seems to be on holiday.
The little market town is humming. Pretty much all the tables at the cafe under the arcades taken. Toddlers and family dogs everywhere. The PONs settle down in a quiet spot and wait an inordinately long time for their morning croissant and bowl of water.
The book sharing club has taken some of the old street lights and put them to good use. The lanterns provide practical storage (and easy access ) for a collection of thrillers and love stories. In the UK vandals would soon give the panes of glass short shrift.
One of the rundown old buildings has been restored. The architect has inserted a small glass extension on the first floor. This is slanted about ten degrees off centre and is not quite symmetrical. Once you notice it you can't take your eyes off it.
In the recent heat these two remote Scottish vacation options suddenly become alluring :
6 comments:
I love the old rundown building but gosh that glass box window is ugly. Nice to hear it has cooled down a bit for you.
Hari Om
Hmmm... all I can think is that in the sorts of temperatures that occur down your way, that glass box becomes a potential furnace. I certainly wouldn't be placing any artwork worth more than two bob in there!!! YAM xx
Those repurposed lights are marvelous. I have seen quite a few clever libraries. The village of Montolieu is chockfull of bookstores and there are book-sharing nooks, often with lovely seating, all over the place. A tiny village in the foothills of the Pyrénées put a library in a former phone booth, now crammed with books. That village (I forgot the name; I went there to see a fishery during the Ferme en Ferme tour) is so small the two-way road is barely big enough for one car, and the houses that open onto the roadway use the road as a terrace--it's lined with tables and chairs.
Fascinating to consider the thought processes involved in someone seeing an old street lamp and thinking "ah yes, a book store"!
Not sure what to think of the glass extension, but I do like the free library.
Never thought I'd see the day when summer temperatures in France would exceed ours in Texas. At least you're experiencing a respite right now. We usually see a break in mid-September. Of course we have central AC. Don't like it but can't do without it.
Bob's coat is looking mighty fine right now.
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