The man with anger management issues phones from France. It's been alarmingly wet and windy there too. Although the little French village is 100 kilometres from the coast the fierce Bay of Biscay winds have knocked over some trees by the 'Y' junction. A lengthy detour is in place while the road is cleared. Being rural France this may take some time. The new mayor tried to pull the trees from the road with a rope attached to his little Peugeot but the rope broke. 200 km/h winds were recorded near Bordeaux - the strongest wind speeds since records began.
'Puppy' is in the garden early enjoying a brief bout of morning sunshine. Her two elder sisters are still asleep but she is at that boundless energy phase of life. Why stay inside when the sun is out and there's a world of adventure waiting ?
Having received a tickle and a chat 'Puppy' heads off at high speed into the potato field. No fancy toys for 'Puppy'. For her there's nothing as grand as a freshly dug up potato carried proudly, for all to see, in her mouth.
Down by the shore some more errant lobster creels have been washed ashore. The fishermen are still sensibly staying in port rather than venturing out into the gales. The fancy Michelin restaurant has sent us an e-mail offering dinner on Friday night at 50% off. Seems a large group of golfers were coming up from London for the weekend but have cancelled due to the weather. Their lost deposit will subsidize local bargain seeking diners.
By the harbour a man is standing watching the waves. He's there when we head off for a brisk walk and still there, half an hour later, when we return. This morning we meet a group of four serious looking men men who are discussing storm damage. The gales have swept away a large stretch of the old harbour wall. This was built from stones recycled from the cathedral following the reformation. After five hundred years of service the old masonry is now scattered across the foreshore. A rather grand man arrives in a Maserati to see what's happened. The others defer to him. Angus rather more prosaically wonders who owns a Maserati in Scotland and where do you have to go to get it serviced ? The car has one of those 'personalized' number plates. As we leave we hear the fancy man opine " This won't be cheap ".
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Who would even look at a Maserati when the totally adorable Puppy is around?
Interesting that the Anger Management Man seems keen to keep in contact. Is it that no-one left in the village will talk to him?
Well, here in the Touraine Loire Valley we've missed the worst of the weather, as usual. One way and another, it is rare that these big storms blat us, thank goodness. We've had plenty of rain, and autumnal winds, fairly typical weather for early November here.
Who indeed would want to look at anything else other than adorable puppy. He would be great company for my dog - they seem to have the same spirit of adventure, no matter what the weather.
Gail is right, perhaps no one will talk to Anger Management Man - he must have alienated most of the village.
"It's not going to be cheap" is probably how Maserati man got such a car in the first place! Whatever happened to the artisan craftsman in his battered white van?
Puppy isn't really puppy any more but all grown up - what a delight to have her as a visitor.
Hari OM
Awwww, Puppy......
Angus might be surprised at the number of Maseratis on Scotland's roads; and Car Gurus list 79 used models for sale in Glasgow alone... YAM xx
Nasty, rattly things, Maseratis. Jack Russells are much more fun.
YAM - I'm not surprised that Maseratis are popular in Glasgow.
Puppy and her joie de vivre are so heartwarming. The photo of the errant lobster creel is very cool.
When I was in law school, one of classmates was working driving exotic cars to distant cities for service, the nearest Ferrari service center was 500 miles away.
Well, at least this time, I kind of get the Glasgow joke. I remember being puzzled by the one about chandeliers some months back. Still haven't seen any chandeliers or Maseratis in my son's part of town, but they must be somewhere . . . I agree that the Puppy pictures are the perfect antidote for all sorts of things.
So nice to see dog photos here! And, nice t hear news from France!
Perhaps you will let us see what your 50% off Michelin dinners looks like (if it's not too gauche to snap a photo in a Michelin restaurant).
Puppy is darling!
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