One of the culprits owned up.

The person (see previous story) who drove her car against our wall came round to see us. She needed to complete her car insurance claim form, and it requires signatures by both parties. So we should get our wall painted by the insurers for the second time. Meanwhile, the car left behind (7957 RR 86) on our bank has been taken away surreptitiously. In dragging it away the person made a groove with the tyres along our verge, and that of our neighbour and the land in between. Fortunately, the only damage is cosmetic, and the grass will conceal the gouging in a few months time.

It's happened yet again!

 

 

 

 

This morning we noticed some flashing lights outside the house, but couldn't see what was going on as the high wall obstructed our vision. Later on, after we dressed and went outside, we saw the results of three separate car accidents that had probably resulted from black ice. One car had hit our wall, and presumably managed to drive off (without reporting to us of course). The second had been on the other side of the road, going towards Lavausseau, and gouged out the earth in the ditch alongside the road. The third drove into our trees alongside the swimming pool, and embedded itself in the earth. As can be seen in the photo, though the occupants made off without apologies, the car is still there, with the registration number clearly to be seen. It had knocked down two warning posts that were installed by the council in the summer. As the police were in attendance during some of the crashes, we'll report the incidents and request insurance details.

Visit to Spain

 

 

I've just come back from a holiday in Spain. While Amanda was in the UK visiting our sons, I drove down to Marbella. I took my Tent, and went to a campsite that is right by the sea. The swimming pool photo was taken in the campsite, so you can see it was quite classy. The only downside was that whenever I tried to cook breakfast, the flies congregated en masse. They were so infuriating that I stopped cooking after a couple of days.

Travelling to Venelles

 

We stayed in Venelles, in Aix en Provance last week, with our friends Peter and Lucia Fieldman in their lovely home. I've known Peter for nearly 50 years. He has lived in France since his twenties, and this is the first time we've got together in the five years since we've been living in France. They visited us at our home in Lavausseau only two weeks ago.

It's been a long time

We're still here, and life goes on as normal. I took a vacation from it for 7 months, but I'm back

The usual January event

 

This flooding happens most years, but fortunately it does not cause any damage.