Friday, June 24, 2022

Heat


5:34 am and the morning rush hour. A small army of snails climbing over the gate and into the garden. They're in a hurry to get into the shade before the sun climbs higher and the heat builds.

Give it another four days and the sunflowers in the field opposite The Rickety Old Farmhouse will be in full bloom. They've already grown to six feet in height. Sophie finds that exploring the canyons formed by their stalks is a great  way to start her day.


This mornings croissant strives for excellence but falls short. It looks the part but the dough is 'unexceptional'. Sophie is not bothered. For her the experience of going out in the back of the car for a curly croissant end with Angus warrants an 11/10. For the family diva life is one layer of excitement piled on another. The municipal refuse  workers in day glo orange dungarees greet Sophie by name. Angus is not so honoured. 


The weather weird . Long periods of sunshine followed by suddenly grey skies and showers. Thunder grumbles away in the distance.


Sophie checks the garden for C-A-T-S, chases a squirrel and barks at the collar doves. Soon it will be time for a restorative napette. Life at The Rickety Old Farmhouse has returned to normal .... and not a moment too soon.

7 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

So reassuring to see a picture of a croissant with its ends destined for a certain Ponette's stomach.
Sophie's in heaven and all's right with the world.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
I too am reassured by the routine restored for Sophie - and, therefore, her blog! YAM xx

Poppy Q said...

You must be glad to be home Angus.

Coppa's girl said...

There's nothing like curly croissant ends to reassure a certain Ponette that all is right in her world!

Lizzie said...

Yes, reassuring for all at the ROF, and your loyal followers, that the normal routine has been restored!

Taste of France said...

Glad you are back!
I got my 4th shot on Tuesday morning and was shivering in bed from Tuesday night until Wednesday night. Still better than Covid.
The research in the Science article strikes me as overgeneralized--I am quite sure that I eat better than my U.S. relatives, who live in the middle of nowhere in the Plains. In fact, the general south of France diet isn't that different from what my neighbors ate when I lived in Africa, though considerably more meat. I think it's the processed food, and not whether a person lives in a city or on a farm, because in most developed countries people don't eat that differently between urban and rural areas.

Diaday said...

I would have loved to see your and Sophie's reunion. You have set the world to rights for her. And for many others.