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Sunday dawned bright and clear. A perfect day for the Isle sur l’Sorgue market. Crooksie was over his jet-lag, had finished arguing about Muslim invasions with one of our prominent villagers and we were ready to tackle the market and a lingering lunch with the Fox-Duncans at Le Petit Jardin.

All was proceeding according to plan but when we arrived at the restaurant, Pappa informed us that his daughter, chef, maitre d’hote, organiser and mainstay of the business was ill.

Well, it all went downhill from there. Mid-way through the afternoon Pappa was serving us 45% proof home-made peach liquor, we had made ‘best friends’ with a Scottish couple and their wheel-chair bound mother and then it was back home to try some of Crooksie’s new Chardonnay.

All fall down. Crooksie was last seen trying to climb the 8cm (yes!) high step into his kitchen. A badly bruised thumb, cuts on knees and arms and a memory-loss head emerged followed by Crooksie on the Monday morning. No morning walk, big head ache, unquenchable thirst for mint chocolate ice cream - that was his Monday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A full-recovered Crooksie at Chateauneuf-de-Pape]

Tuesday was the arrival of The Mother and Thor. That evening as we crawled into bed, we were summoned by Thor - your Mother has cut herself on the bedside table. Reconstructive surgey later we repaired to bed.

Wednesday morning saw Mom decide to prune the irises. Well, a large thump later, she was on her derriere, a metal statue on its head and the clippers flung over her head into the garden. “The ground gave way” was the official explanation.

No problem. It’s off to Avignon we go. Walking to the car, Thor decided to make friends with the earth, sliding gracefully down to the car along the newly laid chip pathway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Giving thanks for surviving their first day in Provence - Mom and Thor in Notre Dame cathedral in Avignon]

The front entrance wall is complete. Jose and his merry men turned on the after-burners as Thursday was a holiday and completed by Wednesday night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Four day long weekend coming up]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Happy long weekend. Note the letter box placed within the wall - we await the Postmistresses' comments]

Saturday Crooksie left for Austria and Erica, Susan and Trisha arrived from the USA. E for two weeks! Batten down the hatches folks: anything can - and will - happen.

A bientot

Lovonne and Simon

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