29 May
I decide to run up to the bakery early this morning. As I walk up the alleyway to the square I hear all sorts of shouting and it doesn’t sound good. When I arrive at the square there are maybe 15 young men squaring off against each other. The villagers are on the periphery mostly looking interested in the ultimate result. I skirt around the crowd and into the bakery. I ask Madame what the problem is. She says it’s the usual: Gypsies and Arabs fighting. Those two ethnic groups are the current objects of many French-persons’ ire. The ethnic problems are a big reason not to move here!
30 May
Gosh, we are lazy AGAIN! We make home-made chicken jerky for the dogs. Boy, are they grateful. We have omelets with leftover scallops for dinner. Yum!
31 May
Need I say that we are being lazy? We cleaned the house a little. I stand in line at the post office and send a few cards in the mail. Howard makes sardines with pasta.