Dog and owner segue into their morning routines. The family diva checks the garden for signs of visiting C-A-T-S. Her companion checks the chemical levels in the pool and grapples with the 'temperamental' clock on the irrigation system. The 'temperamental' irrigation system clock is supposed to operate on a 24 hour clock but Guangzhou Irrigation System Clock Factory #7 seems to have manufactured it to operate on a 27 hour cycle. This is one of lifes small irritants.
We do a tour of the village .Not a soul to be seen. The villagers are drifting back but so far there is neither sight nor sound of the 'tykes' who remain with their grandparents in Ste.Etienne.
The Old Farmer seems to have embarked on a daily routine of keeping himself resolutely busy. Yesterday was wash and polish the Mercedes day. Today is a day for working on the venerable Ford Transit motor home. This, he informs me, is built on a chassis designed in Cologne. 'The handling is like a racing car'. This seems improbable but Angus keeps this thought to himself. The Old Farmer has lost a hub cap on a rear wheel. This morning he is heading off in search of a replacement.
'The Font' returns. The flight completely full. It's a UK Bank Holiday. Sophie has a vocal soft shoe shuffle moment then settles in the kitchen in readiness for normal culinary service to be resumed. Sophie exudes happiness in a way that only a sheepdog that has single handedly found an errant sheep can exude happiness.
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Inca and I have just returned from our morning walk, and encountered just one other dog walker. It's much quieter and I noticed that many of the French registered cars have disappeared, so the Spanish autopistas and the French autoroutes will be busy heading north. It will be interesting to see if the villas are inhabited again, where the tourists come from, or if the holiday season has come to an abrupt halt.
No surprise that Sophie is delighted that once again the errant sheep has returned, as has the excellent culinary standard at the ROF.
Hari Om
... was Angus as pleased at the return of culinary standards?
Given the surge in 'van life' and vehicle conversions, TOF might make a small fortune offering his old home on wheels to the open market; especially if it proves to be Le Mans standard! YAM xx
Somehow I can imagine an old French farmer, speeding around a curve with a hubcap flying off, in a motor home.
The old farmer's ride is a nice tidy neat small home on wheels.
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