We now need to sort out the borrowing of the post-banger-in-er, which is proving more complicated than you might think, largely due to it, being a beast, not capable of fitting on the back of our tractor and possibly needing to go on the back of something altogether smaller, because of our new rows being only 2m 50 wide.
L and his big plough are due "pendant la semaine," ie: who knows, but hopefully before all the wet weather which we are forecast arrives.
Our fosse septique had got whiffy and Madame informed me that she thought that D had never had it emptied/ rinsed in the 20 odd years he lived here. Urgh. So they came, they emptied, they rinsed and now I'm refilling the thing. Which brings me to this mornings accomplishment. A while ago I brought a pump from lidl of a submersible nature. This morning, all by myself, I got the thing to work, which might not sound like a lot, but when it involves hefting a huge lump of concrete on top of the well, enough to lower said pump into it. If you were familiar with our old pump and the palaver involved in getting the sodding thing to work, you'd understand what an absolute joy it is to plug the thing in and for it to merrily pump 1000 litres of un-metered water & turn itself off if it gets too low. Also means that this summer we'll be able to water our new vines off-meter as well. All for the princely sum of €27. Admittedly all I went into Lidl for was a pot of greek yogurt, but money well spent I say.
Last night, more simple pleasures, J and I took ourselves up to the Salle de Fete to help make flowers for the Fete de Canton. We were a little nervous but actually had a really good evening, everyone was incredibly welcoming and we constructed some, it has be said, frankly sub standard flowers whilst partaking in a free french lesson. We're due to go again on the 15th for more paper craft fun!
Spring is here.
Tiny new vines, doing their thing, fingers crossed for no frost!
Piquets
Fuzzy green growth.
