Bonjour !
On Sophie's tour of the village we discover that Monsieur Bozo, the septic tank installer, is busy digging out the ground above the village pond. This is where the German billionaires plan to put their new yoga centre. Monsieur Bozo is careful to avoid the reed beds where the moorhens live. Later today he plans to start knocking down the badly modernized house that used to belong to the Parisian couple.
Long term readers will remember the great excitement when the Parisian mans suspicious wife showed up , unexpectedly, to discover her husband 'entertaining' his secretary in their village idyll. What a night that was ! The headlamps on his car were smashed, his clothes thrown out of an upstairs window onto the lane amid cries of ' You told me you were at a marketing conference in Dijon !'.
Monsieur Bozo seems to be enjoying the demolition side of his task. However, Sophie is not particularly taken with the sound of breaking glass. We hurry home.
On the way we bump into Anger Management Man putting up dayglo orange 'Private Property. No Parking ' signs on the small strip of ground that faces the German billionaires builders driveway. 'The mayor should be taking a greater interest in what's going on around here' he says to me in a tone of voice that makes it clear he's not happy. I make a noncommittal yodeling noise in return. This seems to satisfy him.
This band is presumably big in America. The video production is brilliant - in every scene they're clicking their fingers at exactly the same moment. How professional is that ? :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FzVhw8_bY
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I thought I had been reading this blog for ages, but I seemed to have missed the Parisian incident.
The delicate greens of spring in the last photo such a refreshing contrast to the scene of demolition and tales of anger in the village.
Oh dear, more ammunition for the Anger Management man!
I dread to think what the Yoga centre will look like. The billionaire seems to have no "sympathy" for rural French Architecture. Does he actually get planning permission for all these alterations and additions? Or is he like his fellow countrymen who build here, and consider foreign soil to be the wild west, therefore no permission is needed!
How was Sophie's Vet visit yesterday?
Hi Coppas girl - The billionaire seems to consider planning applications to be beneath him.
Sophie was given new tablets and will see the vet again for what we hope will be the all clear on Monday. Seems liver issues take their time to heal.
Wow! Your village is rich in whirling egotists! I also don't remember the entertainment of the "visiting wife" - did someone record it on their phone? Sounds like two people need to move to different far-away-from-each-other villages. But it is entertaining!
Away at a conference, that old story! The noise is disturbing, but I could watch destruction and construction all day,
I agree with Gail; the last photo is quite lovely and calming. I was interested in the song, amazed by the smooth cinematography, and amused to read about its members (one who missed a recent tour because he is a "career man" and another whose day job is substitute teacher). I wonder how the German billionaire happened on your village....
Have the moorhens flown off or just in hiding during all this noise? Hope the tablets will help Sophie continue her recovery.
Sophie, you look beautiful in your garden this morning!
Hari Om...
I did leave a comment yesterday but again find it missing; I wonder if Angus checks his spam folder on the dashboard? The recent "upgrade" by Blogger on comments boxes has caused all sorts of nonsense!!! YAM xx
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