I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation. We are all plugging our way through 2020, with its lockdowns, cabin fever, Brexit anxiety, money worries and all the other things that make this year such a doozie. So when you spot something unexpectedly lovely, when someone says or writes something unexpectedly kind, when there is just a hint of something good, it can open the flood gates a bit.
I'll not go into the written or said thing - that's personal, but I will share lovely and good.
First of all, a handsome cat portrait to set the scene! This particular cat is looking forward to the 20th January, when he will become the undisputed only Donald that matters once again!
Today John was cutting the grass at Aldi in Saumur - when he used to do that at Baugé, it could take a while as so many people we know shop there, so would say hello. It isn't a thing at Tiercé or Saumur, or so we thought. I got a text from John to say that he had seen someone we know. Before the old longère next to us was classed as insalubrious (and that was before the ceiling fell in), it was a rental property of last resort, for those who would not get a reference in a million years. We had some nice neighbours (few), and some stinkers. Joel was in between - we liked him, but his friends were really the scum of the earth. He was the original slave of Nibbles. He was also a tortured artist - some of his stuff is very good, but a lot isn't easy to live with. We are lucky in that he gave us a slightly disturbing picture that we like, and he added a few very nice sculptures to the outside of the house when it was being renovated. He moved away when his lease was up, and the last we heard from one of his chums was that he had died. We were sad but not surprised. So it was with great joy that I read that John had seen him at Aldi Saumur this afternoon - rumours of his death were clearly exaggerated!
Not all corona is bad, or rather korona! We bought six strawberry plants in the spring of the variety korona - not deliberately, they were the only ones that Lidl had that day. They weren't very productive, but what fruit we did get was very tasty, so we hope for more next year. We grow strawberries in hanging baskets to keep them away from slugs, hedgehogs and chickens. The leaves have turned the most magnificent colour - the plants just keep giving!
Today's blog was brought to you under slightly challenging conditions - Poirot is being very clingy at the moment!
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