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Holiday musings
Holidays can be confusing. Yesterday, my daughter, who lives in Montréal, told me that she had a long weekend, as today is a public holiday in Canada. Apparently, it’s Victoria Day – to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria. I … Continue reading
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Lenny is confined
Lenny continues to make his field a no-go area. It’s now a month since Val described him as The Llama of Our Discontent and two months since he bit me when I went to rescue him from Alpine isolation. For … Continue reading
Sucking Sewage
Friday came, and eventually (only two hours late) so did Monsieur Gaume. We had the usual mobile phone call to enquire how exactly to find our isolated house, and then his huge red lorry squeezed down the lane.Turning round seemed … Continue reading
Fosse-hunting — the pursuit of effluent
When we first visited the farm, we couldn’t help but notice that there was no conventional toilet. We wondered whether the occupants were evangelical environmentalists, who insisted on using an earth closet for high-minded reasons. However, not wanting ourselves to … Continue reading
Back to normal?
I’ve seen more of the French health system than I wanted during the last week, but I’ve come away from it feeling well cared for and supported, and acutely away of my limitations. The hospital in Moulins, our nearest town … Continue reading
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Llamas don’t bite people . . . . . normally
Getting bitten by Lenny was really undramatic. He was so approachable when I first met him, gently breathing into my face and exchanging smells, that I was misled into thinking all would go smoothly. As we moved down the hillside … Continue reading
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