After a two week break in April, May seems chock full of holidays as well...May 1 Labour Day, May 5 Ascension Day, May 8 Liberation Day, May 16 Pentecoste....!
Looking out an upstairs window today and saw Robin in full hunt mode on the arbour. I couldn't see any birds but figured I better warn them and our two turtle doves that we've become quite attached to flew out...wow...that was a close call for them. I doubt he would have got both but they don't stop billing and coing so one would be quite desolate without the other. Robin was not amused to say the least...walked away at his hautiness.
We had a super dinner at the Heinrich on the weekend...wow...the French certainly seem to be nightowls....we didn't get home until 3am...way past our usual bedtime.
Don and Elaine packed in lots of stuff while they were in Nice. Since returning they have been trying to replicate the experience of that wonderful crusty bagette you only seem able to get in France...I wish them luck but we haven't managed to find something quite the same outside of France.
We went into Toulon the other day to blow Jim's 60 euro gift certificate and got a load of great CD's. Had a super lunch on the harbour....great gambas and then did a tour of the harbour ...quite neat with all the military ships including the air carrier Charles de Gaulle that was soon heading off for Canada and the US.
It was a pretty hot day do Jim had a swim in the pool...a bit chilly for me yet but now we have the solar blanket on so it should warm up pretty quickly...it was at 70....I'll go in when it hits 75.
