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This is from the conservancy where I will be staying in September. The do wonderful things for animal conservation and children's education. I intend to donate something when I am there. Only five weeks to go now for my big adventure, I cant wait to pack my case!.

The weather here is still in the 100's and so we tend to watch too much television because gardening is impossible due to the hardness of the ground and the heat.
We had a lovely lunch a couple of weeks ago with our Aussie friends Deb and Elizabeth. It looks like it could become a habit because we are off to Minerve this Friday for another lunch in a restaurant which overlooks the medieval city It will be a good opportunity for me to practise with the video again.

Our neighbour Paul has built us an extension to the chicken run and the birds are very grateful. We are still giving away lots of eggs every week. Photographs of Les Girls will follow after it cools down a bit and the sun has moved round.

MY NEW CAMERA

This is just a test video which I took at the Olive Festival in Bize last Sunday. It shows some of the dancers who performed in the streets of the village and the Garlic Sauce competition which takes place each year. The judges, headed by the Mayor are all well "oiled" by the time the judging takes place and the smell of garlic is overpowering.

The temperature at the moment reached 112 the other day and hasnt been far of 98 for the last month. No rain so the garden is looking quite sorry for itself.

LONG TIME NO POST

Sorry avid readers, but for once I have not been well. It started off about 2 months ago with Sciatica which got progressively worse and worse, so I went to the doc, which I NEVER do unless I cannot heal myself, and he sent me for x-rays which showed up major pinched nerves and discs and probably arthiritis. So now I have to go and see a physio. The doc had given me chortisone (sorry if I spell it wrong) for a week and it seems to be working. But then I had a Mammogram which as you girls will know as a boob test. Wow is it different over here in France and so much more efficient. First of all they take about 4 pictures on each side and then you have to have a test similar to when you are having a baby with bloody cold stuff and a MAN looking at a screen at your very small boob. It was really the most awful experience as when I was lying there I obviously thought the worse. Well they dont do that in the UK. Anyway the boss radiologist who spoke no English at all said c'est bon Madame, and that was that. I got slightly pissed that night because all I could think about on the examination table was " there goes my holiday to Kenya" !!!! Isnt it amazing what goes through your mind when you actually think you are about to die.

So we have now watched the England/Germany game with the family and had "a few" and I actually feel a lot better. Tomorrow I will make an appointment with the masseur and after that another choir practice.

We have the watering system on now and it is extremely hot. Around 35 - 40 daily with a little thunder ce soir but no rain.

Our African choral experience was, I think, a great success there are no photos at the moment but as soon as I get some you will see them too. I am now counting the days to my holiday. It will be a very exciting experience for me as I love travel but have never done Africa and back on my own before.

I am going to try and add a photo here of one of our trees which I think is fab and I hope you avid readers like it too but if not C'EST LA VIE

SUNRISE IN JUNE

This was the view from the terrace the other morning and I just thought it was worth sharing with everybody. The weather is much better now although we still have a strong wind blowing.

We have the first dress rehearsal of Zimbe today so I will post again after the concert. C'est la vie

MAY ROSE COLLECTION

This little collection of my early Spring roses is a bit of an experiment with Windows Movie Maker. I am practising for the Safari films I hope to make so please excuse the silly "credits" page, it is just a bit of fun!

LES GIRLS AND EDDIE APRIL 2010

This was the video I was unable to download from youtube initially. Success at last if out of date order.

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