AIR BAGS........

Another super boot camp on Tuesday and Thursday, we have a really nice group going and although it can be very hard work we do have a good giggle as well. We all have names.....Debs idea!!! she came up with most of them as she has a tremendous sense of humour
Private Entry......Marti
Private Parts......Debs
that's the sort of mind she has, feeling very left out she said she would think of something for me.

the girls suggested this......who needs friends!

In Tuesdays class we were introduced to some new moves and the "diving swan" I was quite good at, in fact I was the only one who got it, much to the hilarity of the others and the only reason I succeeded was because of my bust!!!!........ they acted as AIR BAGS and Private Air Bags joined the ranks.

FIRE!!!!..........

First one lit.........Which means it must be cold.....Cold means winter.  Me and Molls went for a really nice walk today, I had a fleece on and when we returned an hour later it was decidedly chilly, the fire was all made up so I lit it, the first smell of logs burning is gorgeous and we have snuggled down to watch Spooks.

STORM...........

We had a humdinger of a storm last night, I was happily browsing the web when a flash of lightening and a clap of thunder saw me leaping in the air to unplug all the appliances, as I was reaching for the telephone plug I was sure we had been hit, thankfully not Pheeeew. The thunder shook the house and Molly was under the pillows very unusual for her, then the rain came....we did need it.


Fit club this morning followed by hair cut and colour and an offer to go riding on a fjord in a western saddle which I had a little sit on......very comfy. The offer I have accepted and look forward to a hack out......Yee Haw.

BOOT CAMP.........

cheers!!

ATTENTION........!!!!

All the girls from boot camp went for nibbles and bubbles to say goodbye to Simone, she is moving back to the UK at the end of the month, her 7 horses have arrived safe and sound and are now residing on a hillside in Wales. We had a good night and I arrived home very late a bit worse for wear from drinking bubbles all night.

PAINTING..........

Bob left me to paint the small,longish wall at the front of the house.....No problem!!! What a mission and a faff cleaning brushes and rollers. It has taken me two days and I know now Bob will give it another coat. My wrist hurts my back hurts and I am splattered with paint, I think that's the end of painting for me!

My fields are looking better a small amount of grass is coming through but.....they look bare and need some equines. I will bide my time till the right ones turn up.

We are having some idyllic weather, blue Sky's warm sun and no wind it is a lot cooler at night, walking molls out at midnight the stars are fabulous and the only sound is the stags bellowing.

FIT CLUB..........

Is a group of Silly Billys doing pilates and cardio vascular exercises in a small house in France twice a week, its good fun and I am enjoying the crack, my only concern is my overwhelming desire to stuff my face when I get home under the delusion that I have just burned loads of calories and need to replace them.

Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine it is quite difficult, especially when you get the muscle burn and I cannot get my legs into some of the positions.....This I blame on my mother, inflicting us with short sturdy legs I am sure they will come in useful for something but at the moment they are a hindrance!!

NOOKIE UPDATE......

Nookie hacking out on the main road to Cardiff Airport.

He Has been on two lessons, been naughty about going in the trailer, quick phone call with instructions on how to load him.....Sorted!

This week Rita is on holiday so she is taking him here, there and everywhere before the nights draw in as riding will be weekends only in winter. She seems to be really getting to grips and enjoying him which is all I could ask for.

LINDA'S VISIT.............

I seemed to be playing catch up on my blog I have been to busy to put fingers on keys and the whole point of a blog for me is to record our new life in France.

I had a surprise visit from Linda last week......I did know she was coming it was arranged very quick. What a lovely time we had. It has been 6yrs since I worked for Linda in a small grotty shop in the centre of Rochdale this is the same Rochdale that tops the lists for the most unemployed....drug takers....benefit cheats...and immigrants living there, it's better features are a magnificent Hotel de ville....Gracie Fields....Cyril Smith........I am sure there must be more!!

We had our own brand of customer service and if she had installed a web cam she would of been a millionaire. I had the best five years of employment even though it didn't seem like it at the time.

We have talked and reminisced, visited all the usual places, been swimming, walking, car boots, pretty villages, eating out, and a little agricultural show.

Rural France is the other side of the coin to Thailand were Linda spends three months of the year....We have sat to the early hours with tales of the den of inequity that is Walking street. I hope she enjoyed her time here and the fact that she couldn't get to grips with "were is everybody" didn't freak her out to much LOL.

END OF SUMMER...........

The weather has been lovely for the last couple of weeks but there is a definite chill in the air at night, the nights are drawing in and the leaves are tumbling from the trees, today is grey and the first rain in ages is falling......all over my uncovered logs, Bob home tomorrow but could it wait one more day NO!!!

Sunday was spent at the pool, the last of the visitors went on Saturday, so we had a nice morning cleaning up then into the pool, Molly loves it she had a good 3 hours running around and swimming we got home and I watched Burghley HT on the tele, Molly slept till tea time HEAVEN!