It’s Mother’s Day and Marie gives me a rose! She is the greatest! Marie is VERY upset that the groomer we booked has called and cancelled. I cannot understand everything that she says but I think she told him her “client” was counting on this appointment but then I guess he says “tant pis” which… Continue reading 24 May – St. Guillem le Desert
Category: France 2014
22 through 23 May – Minerve and Collioure
22 May We take Sheri and Gene to the picturesque village of Minerve. They think the little town is as neat as we do. We hike around a bit and then decide it’s time for lunch. We look at a few places and, as we wander the little alleyways, we are surprised to be greeted… Continue reading 22 through 23 May – Minerve and Collioure
18 through 21 May – Good lunches
18 May The Kohlmanns arrive tomorrow! I spend today shopping and getting the house ready. On my shopping excursion I see a dog in a car with all the windows rolled up and it is hot. The poor thing is stuck in the very back of the vehicle because it’s behind a barrier. The sun… Continue reading 18 through 21 May – Good lunches
17 May — Garden Festival
Today we are spending the afternoon with Catherine and Stephen. There is a local attraction, the St. Adrien Gardens, that is supposed to be spectacular and there is going to be a Venetian festival today. I have arranged for Marie to come at 11:30 but the Harleys are going to be here about noon. I… Continue reading 17 May — Garden Festival
16 May – Lunch at Hartley’s
We are getting our hair cut today! The end result is that my VERY short ‘do makes me look like a chic, French woman. Howard looks equally nice but not very different from the usual. We went to the shop Catherine goes to. Everyone was very nice. There are two English speaking clients that offer… Continue reading 16 May – Lunch at Hartley’s
15 May – Lezignan-Corbieres
Marie is here today and we are off to the small, nearby town of Lezignan-Corbieres. That is Marie’s suggestion for a day out. The route takes us through Capestang, the town with all the road work, only this time it’s 100x worse. We are at a full stop for at least 15 minutes to let… Continue reading 15 May – Lezignan-Corbieres
12 through 14 May – Servian and St. Thibery
12 May I said I was going to go to the hairdressers but that never happened. I called Marie to discuss her upcoming dog-sitting dates and schedule a dinner date at her place BUT I cannot speak and understand French on the phone! She slowly said “I will come to your place at 6pm tonight… Continue reading 12 through 14 May – Servian and St. Thibery
11 May — Servian
Our double bed is REALLY crowded and poor Toby fell out of bed last night!! I think we are going to move upstairs to the bedroom with twin beds that are pushed together. There will be more room in the middle for the dogs which is where they sleep every night. I’m turning over a… Continue reading 11 May — Servian
10 May — Servian
We put the collars on the dogs first thing but I am pretty confident that all will be well–maybe I’m just tired of worrying. It’s market day in the town square. I first must get lots of bread because we have eaten every bit of bread that I’ve frozen! And that’s hard to believe because… Continue reading 10 May — Servian
7 through 9 May – Dog problems
7 May First thing I apply the dogs’ mosquito medication. After a couple of hours Lucky is acting a little weird; he is sitting in the corner with his head down. I keep an eye on him. After another hour he is still not himself so I decide to look on the Internet for side-effects… Continue reading 7 through 9 May – Dog problems