Our start of week call with the serious Manhattanites means we're up and about mega early. Roe v Wade and Hillary Clinton start the conversation which makes a change from Ukraine, Russia and Iran. Someone quotes a line by Mary Oliver - 'Everyone knows the great energies running amok cast terrible shadows'. America remains a land where poetry is quoted - that used to be the case in France.
The Old Mayor and his side kick, the village Christmas decoration coordinator, have finished installing the new church door lock. It took them four hours. For some inexplicable reason the new lock has been put in upside down. Opening it requires more concentration than you might imagine. The key has to be inserted ' teeth up ' and then turned counter clockwise 360 degrees - twice. This is basically the reverse of every other lock on the planet. The new lock also has a degree of 'movement' in its alignment which requires pulling the door 'firmly' towards you whilst turning the inverted key in the hope that bolt and lock will somehow match up. This is NOT an improvement over the old lock.
Having opened the church and discovered the idiosyncratic nature of the new lock, dog and owner head off to the modern bakers in the shopping centre. It's showery so we share our croissant in the back of the car. In a dry spell Sophie explores the grass verges, glares at pigeons and chases ( ineptly ) a pair of mallards. What a great Monday morning.
So starts a new week in deepest, deepest France profonde.
6 comments:
How did I fail to foresee that the new church door lock might be installed upside down!
Cheers, Gail.
Hari Om
Ah yes, that is the nature of updates and improvements... I mean, just look at the Blogger comment mess and how we have to pray for entry... YAM xx
My father was a master at putting off improvements and repairs, if it still worked, why mess it up? That practice drive my sweetie, nuts. Gotta be a better week,
No real surprise about the lock on the church door.
When this house was built, we found two door locks were upside down, which didn't seem to bother the builders one bit, but really annoyed us! A couple of years ago I had to have a new timeclock for pool and garden lights, and that too was installed upside down!
America may quote poetry, but look what prose still has wrought. A national upside down lock.
I want to be in deepest, deepest France profonde feeding Sophie curly croissant ends and walking through the sunflower fields with her.
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