Hello all

All very quiet here but will make an effort meeself... weather has been rather superb this year maximum 35 degrees now nice and cool touching 30 in the shade and having had a nice big storm the other night (tail of hurricane Bonny(ie) Ruth tells me) which deposited about 6 inches of rain in the glasses that we left out on the upside down door which we use as our outside table, it all feels very refreshed. The storm started after I went to bed and was gone long before I woke so while everything has greened up I didn't see the cause! The roof held up on the new house and the world is looking revitalised. Still got lots to do to make the house more of a house than a cave but (still) hoping to move in imminently. The water board are coming to dig up the front and replace the lead supply pipes, so I will have to turn my attention to the terrace (read rubble pile) before they come in the autumn. The Pompiers will have to return as there is another Hornet nest in the ruin next door and Ruth had her first ever wasp sting yesterday, (I am now upto three, having had my first last year). Dont want to test the hornets as three stings can kill a horse apparently). Soory you missed your flight and havn't been well Steve. It is really blissful here at the moment and next week all the tourists with children will be gone and we can look forward to two more months of indian summer bliss before we need to light the fire. Lots of love to you all j