Bonjour,
I hope that you simply and yours are nicely.
I’m simply again from an immersion course in Aix-en-Provence (and my French is vastly improved!) and beautiful Angers within the Loire Valley – a metropolis with a whole lot of secrets and techniques, which after all I’ll be telling you about within the subsequent difficulty of The Good Life France Journal.
I got here dwelling to a cacophony of barking from my 4 canine, meows from my 5 cats and squawks, squeaks and clucks from my chickens, plus an invite to dinner from my good friend Gaspard.
Gaspard is in his late seventies and lives a part of the 12 months in a fort in Ardennes and a part of the 12 months in a run-down outdated cottage in a village close to mine.
Wherever he goes, he’s at all times accompanied by his finest good friend Gaston – a 36-year-old parrot. Dwelling in a fort has given Gaston delusions of grandeur. He loves nothing higher than to shout at folks and hurl insults about with abandon. “C’est moi le chef” (I’m the boss), Gaston shrieks, or “ferme ta geuele” (shut the hell up!), “Je suis le roi” (I’m the king), he cackles and whistles, yells and yippees, whoops and wails – he’s not often quiet and sometimes impolite. Gaspard lets him rule the roost fairly actually – a minimum of more often than not.
Gaspard is a marvellous cook dinner, although generally I’ve doubts about consuming one thing he has ready since he lets his feathered good friend fly round unfettered; and water for the cottage comes from an usually uncovered nicely within the backyard. However when meals is served, then Gaston is confined to Gaspard’s bed room as a result of, says Gaspard, ‘he, like me, is a meals critic, and he’ll wish to style a little bit of every part you could have and if he doesn’t prefer it he’ll chunk you.’ Gaston could be heard screeching from behind the closed door – “merde, putain” insults and swear phrases galore, or “je t’aime, je t’aime” (I like you I like you), pleading to be set free.
A night with Gaspard and Gaston is rarely boring and I’ll inform you extra about the way it goes tonight within the subsequent publication!
In the meantime, I want you a bon weekend from my sunny and slightly quirky little nook of France.
Bisous
Janine
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