Good morning,
I hope that you simply and yours are properly.
I’m simply again from an immersion course in Aix-en-Provence (and my French is vastly improved!) and wonderful Angers within the Loire Valley – a metropolis with numerous secrets and techniques, which in fact I’ll be telling you about within the subsequent problem of The Good Life France Magazine.
I got here residence to a cacophony of barking from my 4 canine, meows from my 5 cats and squawks, squeaks and clucks from my chickens, plus an invite to dinner from my good friend Gaspard.
Gaspard is in his late seventies and lives a part of the 12 months in a citadel in Ardennes and a part of the 12 months in a run-down previous cottage in a village close to mine.
Wherever he goes, he’s all the time accompanied by his finest good friend Gaston – a 36-year-old parrot. Living in a citadel has given Gaston delusions of grandeur. He loves nothing higher than to shout at individuals and scream insults about with abandon. “C’est moi le chef” (I’m the boss), Gaston shrieks, or “ferme ta geuele” (shut the hell up!), “Je suis le roi” (I’m the king), he cackles and whistles, yells and yippees, whoops and wails – he’s hardly ever quiet and infrequently impolite. Gaspard lets him rule the roost fairly actually – not less than more often than not.
Gaspard is a fabulous cook dinner, although generally I’ve doubts about consuming one thing he has ready since he lets his feathered good friend fly round unfettered; and water for the cottage comes from an usually uncovered properly within the backyard. But when meals is served, then Gaston is confined to Gaspard’s bed room as a result of, says Gaspard, ‘he, like me, is a meals critic, and he’ll wish to style a bit of of all the pieces you’ve and if he would not prefer it he’ll chew you.’ Gaston may be heard screeching from behind the closed door – “merde, fou” insults and swear phrases galore, or “je t’aime, je t’aime” (I really like you I really like you), pleading to be let loose.
An night with Gaspard and Gaston is rarely boring and I’ll let you know extra about the way it goes tonight within the subsequent e-newsletter!
Meanwhile, I want you an excellent weekend from my sunny and quite quirky little nook of France.
Kisses
Janine
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