(Not quite) on the road to Rouen...
Another week at La Plissonnais for me, and a quick trip back to the UK for Alex...that is what the last week has meant to us.
Last Saturday we had a nice evening at Jon's, where we met Phil (his brother) and Peter (a friend from the village). Enjoyed a 3 course meal and some English chat.
Alex flew home for a few days to go and see Radiohead in London, whilst I guarded the fort over here. Sadly the weather has been rather soggy this week, but that hasn't stopped us from getting out and about a bit and doing some more of the decorating.
This week I have noticed an abundance of ugly looking cows, anyone know what variety this is? I feel a bit sorry for it.
Whilst waiting for Alex's plane to land, I took a trip to St. Malo, a coastal town which lies just beneath Jersey. I had a great time exploring. I even got to practise my French when a French couple asked me for directions to their hotel, which I was able to give them. I gave myself a pat on the back for my attempts (until I later saw them again wandering round with a map still looking decidedly lost...).
Decorating has stepped up a gear this week...we have completed two rooms now, and almost finished the third.
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| The finished 'pink' room (1) |
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| The finished 'white' room |
We have also been out and collected some logs to keep the Beverley's warm for the winter.
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| Alex was proud with our efforts... |
Yesterday the rain held off for the afternoon so we headed out to Saint James to visit the Brittany American cemetery and memorial. There are 4410 American soldiers buried here, each marked with a white grave stone. The stars symbolise that the soldier was a Jew, and the crosses symbolise all other religions. The site became a temporary military cemetery in August 1944 when it was liberated by the Americans and evolved in to a permanent military cemetery after World War 2, when France granted the use of the site for free. It was really quiet and peaceful with no-one else about, and quite moving as you read about the battles, and what had led the soldiers to this point during the war.
Last night Jon came round to watch X Factor with us...turns out he is a closet fan, and he even said he enjoyed our food. Bonus.
During the last week we have lined up our next assignment, which is house/cat sitting in Burgundy for a week - wine country apparently. Looking forward to exploring another region of France, although there is still quite a lot we want to do whilst we are here!
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