Living the life in Saint-Aignan

 Look at what our current heat wave is doing to our long, tall, wide hedge. This is our back yard and it gets full sun in the afternoon. The leaves on the hedge are very sun-burned. We are hoping they will come back when and if we go back into a rainy spell.  Why don't we water it? It's because the hot dry weather we've had for months now is affecting the whole country. Farme...

I'm sorry to have disappeared from the blog. There's a lot going on here, involving doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. A few days ago,I fell as I was going up the stairs last Friday after. My injuries needed medical attention. I called in a nurse who practices in our village and she came to the house to help. She examined my wounds, disinfected everything, and applied bandages...

 The weather here has been very pleasant this week, with high temps in the mid 80s ºF. Some mornings and nights have felt downright chilly. Now the weather people are predicting rain for Saturday and Sunday, with thunder and lightning on Sunday. We need the rain.

We've been sleeping up in the loft, which can get boiling hot by late afternoon, despite the 8 inches of ins...

Just when we had almost got used to early morning temps of about 80 F, now we have to get used to morning temps of about 60 F. That feels pretty chilly, as I can attest after this morning's 7 a.m. walk with Tasha...with me in long pants and a fleece jacket 

This is  first day in a month or more when I haven't had to throw open all our windows and doors at 5 a.m. to let ...