Here we are again, as happy as can be in the deep mid-winter of the Loire Valley and I’m very pleased to say that it’s as mild as I was quietly hoping for. We’ve all heard exaggerated claims from people who live somewhere gorgeous in the summer, as they tell you it never snows, freezes, or rains much and the winters are short and mild. Well, it seems to be true here, at least as far as January is concerned and I’ve recorded 11 to 12 degrees C over the past week in mid-afternoon. There has been no frost yet and hardly any rain, although it did blow a bit in December and I noticed a couple of slates have blown off a damaged eaves section of the barn roof.
I’ve dug so much rock out of the barn since I’ve been back this last week, that my hands and particularly the finger joints are rather sore, so anti-inflammatory drugs in hand, I’m taking a couple of admin days and now have a local electrician coming to price some work on Friday and have commented back this morning to the webmasters on the latest draft of our website. It’s looking a bit fab and groovy ;~)
I’ve also taken some pics of the dig only to find I didn’t have the camera to pc cable in my bag when I came to download them, so am unable to post new photos here until the new one arrives from Hong Kong. This is via ebay at a modest $5.00 US delivered to by French letter box. Not only am I more cynical these days, but firmly believe in the words, ‘If it seems too good to be true, it probably is’. But hey, I am desperate and 5 bucks is an easy punt, so fingers crossed (if I was able!) and hopefully the Chinese New Year won’t delay my stringy thingy too long.
Right, I’m off food shopping and also some jolly bloke’s shopping on the way back in the form of a big bad pressure washer. Getting wet is usually fun!!
TTFN LC
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