Keep on running...

As Sue gets more and more involved with the Open Gardens organisation, we seem to be getting busier!  What with that and getting our own garden into shape for our opening at the end of June ... and with socialising of course!

Yesterday was a good example.

In the morning we went to support a lady who opened her garden for the day, about 50 minutes north-east of us.  A lovely garden with lots of roses blooming now.  We came home to grab a quick lunch and then went 40 minutes to an open garden to the west of us. Lots of mature plants and an array of superb Japanese Maples.  We then returned home for a cup of tea before going down to the municipal camp site to take a glass of wine (un verre d'amitié) with the mayor to celebrate the opening of the summer season.

The mayor gave the statutory speech after everyone had had a couple of plastic cups of Kir (white wine and a shot of cassis), grazed on the bowls of crisps and nibbles and also bowls of chips.

Then, to our surprise, we were all waiting for the chicken to finish being cooked!

The event had been advertised only as a glass of wine so dinner was waiting for us at home!  We hung around for a bit but there was no sign of anything being ready and then the thunder started as a storm approached.  At that point we made our getaway, which was just as well as the rain arrived about half an hour later.

Such is life in rural France.