Today Tom and Bertrand cut another tree, an easier one – easier to get at, leaning over the lawn making retrieval of the wood and branches easier. This morning activity was cut a bit short by the arrival of Anne and Marie, friends of Jeanne and Bertrand. We met Anne here a few years ago, and she has now become our friend as well. She lives on the top floor of a house in Montmartre, with a very impressive view. She has been visiting Marie at her country home near Nantes. It seems everyone has a country home.
We were invited to a lovely lunch of pork roast and an unusual ratatouille of chard ribs, carrots and perhaps some tomatoes, very nicely seasoned with herbs from the garden, including thyme and rosemary. Dessert was a variety of sweets – two kinds of chocolate bars, pirouette cookies, orange madeleines, and a traditional cookie from Brittany of thin waffles enclosing a thick cream of Madagascar vanilla. Lunch began about 1, ended about 3:30, with a walk through some fields for a bit of exercise, and Anne and Marie left around 6. You wouldn’t want to rush lunch, especially since dinner is left-over quiche and salad.
During our lunch our new phone, dubbed the Francophone, rang, and Tom required Pascale’s assistance to answer it. After lunch she helped him figure out how to retrieve messages, and make an announcement. Pauline obliged with the message, so if you have reason to call, you will her voice in French and English, asking you to leave a message. It is still as mystery, but we are pretty sure we know how to answer it and collect messages, and that’s all we need, at least for now.
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