23 July 2010

Well what can I say - its a good thing that the weekend was spent with my dear friend Jill - I jokingly call it the Maison por Artistes Retrait and its true. The 20th (Tuesday) started fine I got up at 7 and thought I will just slip on my housedress (long black and covers everything) at 3.05 I was still in it.

9.15 Claire arrived with a request for Mike to look at the car - Mike drove her back in the 4x4 (with Jess) I was looking after Caleb and trying to get a parcel in the post for dear Celia for her birthday.

9.30 Phone call from another friend could they use the internet to just allocate a part having changed provider Orange had cut them off - okay come over at 1.30.

10.00 Phone call from another friend who was departing urgently for the UK could we please have his donkey (permanently perhaps) and could we get it NOW.

10.05 rang Jess informed her and Claire and her agreed to go and get said donkey with the horse box.

10.15 still trying to get package ready for the post. Phone rang again a friend from England was having trouble with La Poste account and could I please put some money in the account for her (I owed her some from the sale of her goods which are stored in our barn after she left for the UK).

10.20 realised that Mike had gone off with the joint account card so no chance of doing the La Poste job.

11.00 having tried without fail to put photo in package, in frame, took it out and then thought I will not be able to get this done before 12.00 when post office shuts so started to clean kitchen.

12.00 made lunch for Caleb and myself and Mike (which I put back).

12.30 Mike arrived back with Claire and her daughter and son, Jess then made sandwhiches for people. Another friend arrived to request assistance and the person needing internet access also turned up - it was manic.

1.30 people went to get donkey, leaving me to clean up the mess and try to restore order in my front room and the rest of the house (which is larger than I would like). Hung out 5th load of washing and thought at last and then another phone call from friend in the UK had I done posting of money in the bank - no I explained why. Mike had picked 3.5 lbs of cherries which I then had to de pip and make into jam the next day.

At 3.05 I got changed took parcel to the Post Office and as I arrived back there was a very loud donkey with an accompanying dog - could we look after this until the daughter who lives in Brittany could get it - bugger bugger bugger I thought can it get any worse.

Anyway situations then calmed down everything now resolved - extra dog picked up the next morning. Donkey still noisy and very badly mannered - Jess's horse very pissed off with extra 4 legger on property.

Aha peace at last. Wednesday okay jobs done 6 pots of black cherry jam made and 2 pots of gooseberry jam after lovely conversation in Intermarche with two older ladies who helped me find pectine (I managed in French yipee).

Yesterday all hell broke loose again as Mike decided that it would be a good day to deposit a kidney stone. Richard came to our rescue and helped out with the French language, doctor sent an intern to administer injection for Mike. Richard went to the pharmacy with long list of medications, he then went to doctor for explanation of how things should progress - bless him and then nurse arrived and Mike given medication - during the course of the day he was very sleepy but not in pain and after muscle relaxant given he managed to pass said kidney stone at 7.30 last night. Nurse arrived ready to give next injection but no need she was pleased and as she had been so lovely we gave out a pot of jam as a gift.

Friday grandson has told me he is not standing next to me for his health and can I please finish blog. Love to all. Bye for now.