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Monthly Archives: June 2008
A Midsummer Day’s Nightmare
Yesterday was midsummer’s day. Exactly six years since we bought this house, and set the ball rolling down the slope of fate toward our present destiny. In the evening, as on our very first night here in 2002, the village … Continue reading
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The Waiting is Over
Well. The 17 June arrived and so did the postlady. No post again. Nothing from the Notaire. Nothing from SAFER. Could it really be that this had all been a storm in a teacup? Whilst beginning to believe that maybe … Continue reading
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Another month. Another field to conquer.
Last Friday dawned dull and drizzly. At 11.00am, after our morning visit to the llamas, we called at Mme Burgat’s house as arranged. Despite the less-than-perfect weather, Mme Burgat insisted that we should still go to look at her land, … Continue reading
Relocation update
I was worried last night that Ana would not have settled down with Duc/Valentine. Things started well, but deteriorated. This video shows them tolerating each other – but then at 32 seconds there is the best shot I have seen … Continue reading
Expect nothing. Live frugally, on surprise.
I am very fond of passing the odd moment perusing internet sites for interesting quotes about Life, The Universe and Everything. Yesterday, I happened to be reading through a few quotes about Life on http://www.wisdomquotes.com/, searching for a suitably pithy … Continue reading
Relocation, relocation, relocation
Our client this week is a young female llama. Tired of living with the older residents in her current field, Ana is looking to strike out on her own, and perhaps find suitable accommodation with a group of young llamas … Continue reading