Snow arrives in Lavausseau

It had to happen soon, anyway. So today it did. The snowflakes are large, dry and falling steadily. For 2 hours so far. Amanda was going to church this morning by car, but having driven 20 yards on the roadway, and slipping and sliding from side to side, she gave up and returned home. The car is safely parked up till the thaw begins.


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The Gate

Our friend Dennis had a problem with his front gate, as it was scraping on the ground, the frame had become wonky with a broken weld, and the lock was catching. We fully repaired it, put some washers on the risers, and clad it in wood, fowled by painting the metal and wood. Once in place, it worked perfectly. Here is Dennis proudly standing by the "new" gate.



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A calamity in Spain

This picture of my MG was taken in Spain on Saturday, the 30th October. I was returning to France after spending a week with my Aunt in a place called Moraira. The car's engine just died, and I glided to a stop. After waiting an hour I was taken off the motorway to the rescue truck to their depot. I contacted my insurance company, Groupama. As all garages were closed for 3 days (there was a Bank Holiday on the Monday) they told me to leave the car there. They sent a taxi to collect me, took me to Valencia airport 100 kms away, put me on a plane to Paris, collected me at the airport and took me to an hotel. Then the next morning a taxi took me to Montmartre station, with a train to Poitiers with a first class ticket. At Poitiers I was met by another taxi, and taken home to Lavausseau. I was very impressed with the service, and it was all paid for by Groupama.

The intention was that Groupama would send an engineer to examine my car, and report back with the news of the required repairs. So far, 3 weeks later, this has still not been done. However, I do have a rental car from Groupama for the time being. But I am getting very impatient to know if my car is repairable, and what the cost will be.


Shown below is the place where my car currently resides. A very long way from my home in Poitiers.


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Location:Lavausseau,France