It was worth it!

Well, the big day finally arrived yesterday, coinciding with the hottest day of the year so far, nearly 40 degrees!
We had recruited Pat and Mel to come out from England and they were invaluable in weeding and dead-heading in the days leading up to the 'big' day.
So, the alarm went off at 6 am and last minute watering and preparations began. Once I'd tidied up the hoses, I went round St Germain putting up directions.

We had announced that we would open at 10am ... and the first visitors arrived at 9.40!

However, with the help of Pat and Mel, and our neighbours/friends John and Lesley, we were able to deal with a steady flow of people, both French and English, during a warming morning.  I had expected the afternoon to be very, very quiet as the sun had become fearsome, but we still had visitors!

Pat and Mel did a superb job running the 'café' and, despite their lack of French, dealt with all of the French visitors.

All in all a very successful day meeting some very interesting people and raising over 500 euros for the charity.