The day of the village fete. Bob and Sophie sit by the front door and have a lengthy chat.
Things we discover on our first walk of the day :
The Parisian couple have had a falling out with the Polish builders who were supposed to have finished in the house by Easter. The fact that they are still at work would seem to indicate that the Parisian couple have a good case for complaint. The Polish builders usually greet the PONs with a cheerful Dzien dobry. This morning there is glum silence - they are being made to work over the weekend.
The organizers of the village fete have put up a registration table for the petanque competition by the chateau gates. This has blocked the entrance to the drive. The German billionaires wife has asked the man with anger management issues to move the table to its usual spot outside the church. The man with anger management issues does indeed have anger management issues. These appear whenever there is stress in the air. He's told her that he doesn't take orders from Germans. The table, for the moment, remains outside the gates.
The mayors wife is unhappy. One of the young mothers has taken her dried vegetable tableaux and stored them in a cupboard overnight. The mayors wife says they've been squashed. The young mother says they haven't. ''I put them away for safe keeping. Anyway, how can you squash dried pumpkins ? " There is an 'atmosphere' .
Later today Wally the DJ will arrive to test his sound system. An afternoon punctuated by snippets of sounds of the 70's, awaits. The PONs will be in seventh heaven. People, noise and the smell of Madame Bays duck sausages wafting across the village green. What could be better ?
We heard this at a concert last night. Quite remarkable : https://youtu.be/DMXKc9m3rVo?t=137
6 comments:
What could be better for Bob is if somehow Scotland, despite the weather, still gets to play Japan and wins... then Angus will be happily raising a glass or two and dispensing all sorts of food treats to the PON duo!
It's already getting pretty windy here in Tokyo, but it should be all over by midnight tonight (Saturday)and the match is set for 7:45 on Sunday. I think I am bound to support Japan's Brave Blossoms, who have really been remarkable, but in any event I do hope the match goes forward, and in the meantime, I hope Angus and the village survive all the excitement of the fete!
Hari OM
I second the supportive comments re the rugby... but meanwhile, back in deepest France profonde, may the day run smooth and all 'atmosphere' become jolly!!! YAM xx
No rugby for us, and we hear that the Italians are pretty angry. The weather looks a bit horrid so we are glad that they are keeping people safe over there.
Sounds like 'first night' jitters.....perhaps that bodes well for the fete.
Game on... even Mother Nature can't stop Scotland. Hopefully you will post a photo of Bob by your side watching today's most important RWC match and show his face (perhaps reflecting Angus's as yet unseen face) as the score progresses!
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