Friday to Saturday 18 to 26 July 2025

Emma Lou and Johnny arrive on Tuesday, so the last gardening jobs and a final visit to St Jean d’ Angeley market for fruit, veg, fish and cheese is undertaken on Saturday. On Monday afternoon and in between rain showers, Lady P mows the dead grass and weeds. With 60 kph winds due later today, Flashy covers the now leaf filled pool and moves furniture inside. 

Power goes out for two hours at 5.30 pm, which prompted some boy scout thinking. Beer and wine should be OK for a few hours. All’s good really.

The rest of the week is much the same with the good bit being the arrival of EL&J and the presentation of the BBQ present. Lots of cooking then, with roasting, grilling and even bacon and eggs for breakfast. The high point on Thursday is the arrival of very large machinery in the street.  It seems that the local council has engaged contractors to trim the edges and clean out the drains. Easily amused I suppose.

An early morning start on Friday sees us off to Bordeaux for the Easyjet flight to Gatwick. Excellent service and a good flight. Back in the land of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. So you think. More like the home of the Africans, Pakistanis and Indians. Not the England we grew up with and lots of very angry Brits. Anyway, we are in Croydon for a Labrador and cat sit for the week, in the better part of the suburb. Bruno the lab is a chocolate gem. Gotta love labs. We settle in and get a few supplies.

A very big excavator for such a small street!
Nice drain.
Lady P and Bruno.
Our cottage at LPR.
The BBQ.

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