A surprisingly cool day for this time of year. After breakfast I took the dogs out. Just up the lane from here is a turn off onto a cart track which goes through the fields which are planted with maize. The track eventually goes back into a lane which leads, past a duck farm with several hundred ducks in the field, future foie gras, and into our part of the village. The walk takes about half an hour and the dogs are able to have a good run.
Back home Nigel is planning the built in wardrobes for our bedroom as well as trying to decide where is the best place for the satellite dish for the TV. We haven't missed the TV as yet but with the nights drawing in I'm sure we will be wanting to watch it. We do have French TV at the moment but I have to say that their programmes are not very inspiring!!
I'm meeting Lily for lunch, in Mont de Marsan, so a change of clothes, wash and brush up and off I go. I met her at 12.30 at Gandis a very nice Indian restaurant in the town centre. A great novelty for us as there was a dearth of such establishments in Ariege. The owner is very pleasant and always has a warm welcome. A set lunch menu is 7euros60, very good value indeed. I have to say the service is rather slow but we were able to sit and have a good laugh and chat. After that we went to the "maison d'Associations" a centre for clubs in the town. We have joined a local club that had its first meeting of the season. I particularly wanted to join so that I could continue to play Scrabble but they offer all sorts of other things as well. They have outings to various places of interest, a monthly lunch, cinema outings and a weekly walk in the area. Lily wanted to join as they also provide Spanish lessons. She was introduced to the lady who does them and I had a difficult job keeping a straight face!! The lady was white haired with a very white face and dressed completely in black, I have to say that she looked as if she had come straight out of the Adams Family!! Apparently Lily has met her before and she was horrified when she realised that she had signed up to take lessons from her as she had French lessons from her in the past and the lessons folded after a couple of weeks as she was so bad!! Anyway it was good to meet quite a lot of people there and I'm sure that I shall enjoy the Scrabble sessions.
Back home late afternoon and Nigel is making progress with the wardrobe.
Rainy and cold so no work in the garden today.
Back home Nigel is planning the built in wardrobes for our bedroom as well as trying to decide where is the best place for the satellite dish for the TV. We haven't missed the TV as yet but with the nights drawing in I'm sure we will be wanting to watch it. We do have French TV at the moment but I have to say that their programmes are not very inspiring!!
I'm meeting Lily for lunch, in Mont de Marsan, so a change of clothes, wash and brush up and off I go. I met her at 12.30 at Gandis a very nice Indian restaurant in the town centre. A great novelty for us as there was a dearth of such establishments in Ariege. The owner is very pleasant and always has a warm welcome. A set lunch menu is 7euros60, very good value indeed. I have to say the service is rather slow but we were able to sit and have a good laugh and chat. After that we went to the "maison d'Associations" a centre for clubs in the town. We have joined a local club that had its first meeting of the season. I particularly wanted to join so that I could continue to play Scrabble but they offer all sorts of other things as well. They have outings to various places of interest, a monthly lunch, cinema outings and a weekly walk in the area. Lily wanted to join as they also provide Spanish lessons. She was introduced to the lady who does them and I had a difficult job keeping a straight face!! The lady was white haired with a very white face and dressed completely in black, I have to say that she looked as if she had come straight out of the Adams Family!! Apparently Lily has met her before and she was horrified when she realised that she had signed up to take lessons from her as she had French lessons from her in the past and the lessons folded after a couple of weeks as she was so bad!! Anyway it was good to meet quite a lot of people there and I'm sure that I shall enjoy the Scrabble sessions.
Back home late afternoon and Nigel is making progress with the wardrobe.
Rainy and cold so no work in the garden today.
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