Aici sèn pla

This blog started as a daily record to mark our fifth year at Segala. Daily it did not turn out to be but after the year I have decided to continue as an occasional diary - after all I do still like it here or "aici sen pla".


Its our fifth year living at Segala. I have decided to try to mark this year with a daily post ( some days it will be just a photo) of our life over the year. I have trawled my brain for witty titles without success then I remembered the slogan on the T shirts at the fête in Espinas in the summer.


A friend translated it from the occitan for us. It seems to mean something along the lines of I like it here. Very apt for us, "I like it here " is a refrain we use to each other at least daily so that's the plan - Aici sén pla - a year of daily musings from a contented retired expat who thinks herself damned lucky every single day.


Tuesday, 4 November 2014

disconnected

Picture for yesterday

Its all very well resolving to blog daily but if you live à la campagne in France it is likely that an interruption in internet connection will prevent it happening every so often - in fact it's surprising that it hasn't happened sooner.

We lost our connection yesterday morning and it was not restored until this evening - so a couple of days of fretting - Trevor couldn't send his emails, I couldn't write my blog, neither of us could get facebook messages - goodness me life nearly came to a standstill! Not really of course, things went on as always and in fact we probably got more stuff done, but isn't it amazing how "the thief of time" as we call the computer has become such an essential part of our daily lives?

The weather has well and truly broken in the last few days, the water butts are full again and we have even had one radiator on. Its a pity that the change in weather  has coincided with the arrival of our friends from Canada who have come to stay in their house in nearby Promilhanes for the month but it was great to have them back sitting at the kitchen table for elevenses this morning anyway.








Tonight it's dancing at Caylus and my turn to make some cakes

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