The visitor came today

Evening all,
Well got up and as norm opened the shutters and opened the door and took the view in, "just fields and trees for as far as the eye can see"
We live deep in the french countryside and its not strange not to see any humans from one day to the next,
If when i take the dogs for their "walkies" i see more than a couple of cars ie the post lady, the odd neighbour passing on their way to the village and at most a few tractor's and thats about it,

So today being monday (half day closing here in france) we wanted to get to the vets early before they closed for the day "but' the dogs needed to be let out of their stable fed / walked and played with and by then about an hour left before the vets closed,
What you might say a planned morning and the afternoon was tobe mild/sunny and ive a greenhouse to clean,
All went well we did see two deer running across the field in front of us and the dogs (all four of them) didnt bother to try and chase them, the walk went well and after a game of doggy football "ie paws vers feet" it was time the dogs got a chew each and back to the stable,

the car was warmed up and this is about the time it all changed!!!!
THE VISITOR's arrived just as i was driving out of our drive onto the track that takes me to the main road,

Are you going out, Yes to the vets,
Oh we'll jump in your car and join you then,
Now some people do things and get results and some do nothing and will tell you how hard their lives are!!!
This couple are the do nothing type, I steered the car and john drove it "if you get my meaning, we didnt see another vehicle until i steered the car onto the vets car park 15km from our house but i was told to look out for ice, and asked what speed i was doing ?

Reply 70km "approx 45mph" Oh it feels a lot slower from this seat.
When we'd got the worm tablets from the vet and we headed back to the car i knew the next question because its been asked or suggested so many times

"Shall i drive?
it'll give you a rest?" Im sure im insured to drive one of these.
And everytime i reply its ok i'll drive.

All the way back it was the same as all the way there except this time it was gardening and how daft john thought i was doing gardening all the time and why dont you give it a rest and buy from the supermarket!

After they'd had a spot of 12 noon snack and told me how they hated the winter and got so fed up with nothing to do & how they found it hard to sleep at night,
me and john went into my workshop, "im doing a service and sharpening the chain saw chain"

"John"
why do you cut your own logs "you can have them cut and delivered all at the same time,
I wish i had a workshop, and so on and so on.

After 5pm and they had dinner with us , i asked if they liked the bread,
Oh smashing, what shop do you buy your bread from?

When i said we make our own and have done for years it was (same again) oh when do you ever stop, we get ours from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they left just after 6pm with a loaf in hand, 12 eggs, a jar of home made chutney & one of home made jam and a promise if it stays nice like today they'll pop round and see us.

I didnt do the greenhouse, or much of anything else.
Hows your day been?????????????

 

They clearly enjoyed the results of your "good life".

 

You sure it was John & not Margo & Jerry?

 

So why am I now seeing an image of newspaper hats

 

Well the story ref these people is that they arrived in france two years ago and as a lot of ex-pats tend to do is they look for uk reg'd number plates or they may hear an english couple talking in english and then they start to talk and thats how many friendships are made,
In this case i was parked on the car park in my car reading a book (i hate super markets ) and i nearly died when a knock came on the drivers side window,
It was my first eye contact with john and hiw first words to me 'I bet your other car is a relient robin' (my car has french reg buy its a very english car)
I got out and shook hands and he asked what i was reading and so we got talking.

I asked if he was on holiday, "No" We live here now was his reply,
I asked what he liked about this part of france, was it the countryside, the wild life, the very very real french life style,

No the cheap wine and cheap housing, but he did say his needed a lot doing to it,
it was then i had to stop myself saying where are place was because of a nasty mess i got myself into the summer before "thanks to talking to ex-pats.

It was at a bricante (car boot sale) on a really hot summers sunday morning, we'd just "Henry" from an animal rescue centre and i wanted him to get use to people and places so he could go any where without fear,
my wife loves looking at glass things and stuff for the home, i like what she calls the utter junk rusty counters (old tools and the like)
but because i feared "Henry" may just cock his leg up against a stall or two i stood with lead in hand away from these counters and let my other half look at glass ware etc,
It was then my worst nightmare appeared, this little man in a full rain coat all buttoned up to his throat and wearing a wool knitted hat,
He heard me say to my wife "i'll be over there when your ready" and so he struck.
Hello thats a nice dog whats his name?

"Henry" i replied.
I dont like dogs myself he informed me off, No me & my wife like cats.
"Really" i replied.
Yes but you dont see many for sale around these markets do you! he said.

I replied well no this isn't a live stock market its a flee market,
If your looking for a cat! try the internet and local forums they've lots of cats looking for homes.

He suddenly changed! Internet "Did you say internet!"
Let me tell you something (by now his voice had gone load and people wer'e turning round looking our way)
I tried the "Internet" yes, i keyed in "Wanted ginger pussy"
Do you know what reply i got??
No i replied,
Well this American person sent me a picture of this "Nude ginger woman" with some very rude offer if i joined his club for 20$.

So dont you talk to me about the internet .
Just then this woman appeared and this nutter said "Oh hello darling i was just telling this man about how upset we got over that internet thing and the ginger pussy .

Well i started to half choke trying not to laugh out load, then my nose started running and tears running down my face, it was then he put his arm around me and said now now then dont get upset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife also appeared and asked what was going on.

So this is why i didnt want this latest ex-pat to have any clue where i lived but as i was trying to get out of saying where! my wife walks over with her trolly and this new friend she'd help out in the supermarket with the french (she can speak good french) and she then says to this woman i'll see you later this afternoon then
And thats how i first came to meet john.

Im going for a lay down in a dark room now "memouries bad memouries.