Bitterly cold but still no snow. A few flakes drift down in the afternoon but after that blue skies and the gentlest of breezes. Sophie ignores the chill and positions herself in the shadows by the front door as the sun rises over the orchard. She maintains a watchful eye for any C-A-T-S that may attempt to wander into the garden from the village green. A sheep dogs work is never done.
The day starts with a call from Manhattanites wanting to know what's happening in DeKalb County ,Georgia. Rarely, if ever, can such interest have been shown in the electoral zoning of exurban Atlanta.
Mid conversation the sound of shouting penetrates into the Rickety Old Farmhouse. Not just shouting but SHOUTING. I finish the call and walk out to the gate. By the war memorial the man with anger management issues and the German billionaires builder are having words.
Both men are standing nose to nose with their chests puffed out like roosters. The builder is very red in the face and is poking his nemesis in the chest with a finger. From what I can hear the builder has parked his van with one of its wheels on the grass verge outside the angry mans garage. ' You can't do that. The court has said you've got to stay 100 metres away from me ' says our angry neighbour. Of course he doesn't say it quite like that. I leave them well alone and return to report to ' The Font'. After a decade of living in a French village Angus has learnt to swear with a stridency that would make a Foreign Legionnaire blush. For this social skill I should thank our warring neighbours. Angus can also talk in 'technical' terms to plumbers and builders. Just goes to show - You're never too old to learn.
No news from the Volvo dealer or from the lawyers. Maybe later today ?
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If I were the Volvo people, or your lawyers, I'd be looking out a protective helmet about now!
I am imagining a chests puffed out confrontation between Angus and a Volvo lawyer. And Angus deploying the full range of his French vocabulary. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
My thoughts mirror Bertie's. Thanks goodness you've learned a useful range of French expletives over the years - they may come in useful - though we hope it won't come to that!
Very chilly but sunny here, so we'll wait awhile before taking our morning constitutional.
Sophie is looking so lovely in her winter coat these days. I can see that the tricky bit is what to do with those shoots of fur which pop up at the top of her nose. Her beard looks great though, don't you think?
Yes, it's from Dekalb and Fulton counties that we're waiting for the last few votes to come in. Warnock already declared a winner. Fingers crossed for Ossoff.
Hari Om
for a village of less than 70 residents, you have 100% excitement... YAM xx
Or maybe the shouting of today was enough to hear this day.
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