Bonjour,
I hope that you just and yours are effectively.
I’ve simply come again from every week within the ravishing area of the Drôme in southern France and I’ve to say, it’s probably the most stunning locations I’ve ever been to, excellent pure magnificence, historic villages and cities, unimaginable tradition, wine, lavender fields galore, and superb gastronomy – I’ll positively be going again (you possibly can see some photographs and movies on Instagram). And I’ll be writing about it within the subsequent problem of The Good Life France Journal…
It was a heatwave whereas I used to be there, which you type of count on within the south, however now I’m again residence within the far north and it’s a heatwave right here too. In actual fact it was so scorching on Thursday that the Mayor determined to ship bottles of water to older members of the neighborhood (which incorporates my husband although he’s not that previous!), in order that there was no must exit for some, “an emblem of solidarity” he mentioned. Critically, it’s so civilised that this form of factor occurs – I truthfully should pinch myself most days at how fortunate I’m to be right here in rural Pas-de-Calais). We don’t drink from the faucet, as as soon as, a cow fell within the reservoir and we have been advised to not devour the water, and we’re all a bit cautious in case it occurs once more! However in a city a brief drive away, a free public water supply offers chilly contemporary ingesting water from the hills and everybody fills their bottles there.
I used to be particularly grateful for the Mayor’s supply since Wooden Man determined Wednesday was day to ship 6 tons of wooden in entrance of the gate – and we needed to transfer it so we might get our our little Citroen van out and in addition as he mentioned he’d be again with 5 extra tons a few days after! We wheelbarrowed it to the wooden shed and stacked it, and with the temperature over 35 Deg C, we needed to do it briefly bursts early within the mornings. It’s ironic that on the most well liked day of the 12 months we have been half melting, storing wooden to maintain us heat in winter (it’s our solely warmth supply). Should you occurred to cross a little bit previous farmhouse in a tiny village of 150 folks and 1000 cows final week, you will have noticed that each one the shutters have been closed on all the homes, however in a single backyard, a quite over-heated, red-faced lady was placing logs in a wheelbarrow to take to a woodshed and muttering underneath her breath about excellent moments!
Wherever you might be, keep cool mes poules!
Bisous from the Drome,
Janine
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