Art gallery break in

Last night a couple fought outside of Kats gallery and broke
through the window - blood on the work, ugh.
Kat is in Venice.
If you see this, Kat, don't worry. You've lost the window and
some work which is horrible but not being in at the time seems
to be a Good Thing.
Pete and I spoke to the Mayor who knows all about it and says
not to worry. Pete has stapled stuff over the window so all is
safe and sound.
Hope Venice is calm!

Big Bang Theological Feminisim

Spent last night with my new best friends Leonard and Sheldon
whilst doing the ironing.
Afterwards I wrote a theological analysis based on the role of
women in the programme. The programme being The Big Bang
Theory and if haven't seen it, do - terribly funny.

This morning I realised that no-one is interested in Leonard's
mothers' parallels with the mother of the Virgin Mary nor the
discorporeality of Raj and Howard's mothers. Nor Sheldon's
mothers' relationship with Jesus.

Must remember to get out more.

Didnt even finish the ironing.

best value

Went to Perpignon with Nel yesterday - the bus from Quillan
all the way costs 1 Euro. Only trouble is it leaves at 7.50 a.m
and to get to it one has to take the 7.10 from Tilling (cost =
2.20 Euros) which means after a few hours shopping one is fit
for nothing.

Gorgeous though and the trip through the mountains is the stuff
of dreams.

Dear, sweet Pete cooked us dinner. Which meant I was fast
asleep around the time I'm normally thinking of going out.
Woken by the dawn chorus; all the birds are back and
breeding. This long, long winter is (surely) finally routed-

shocking gossip

Tilling was shocked - and scared - by the news that an elderly
couple had been woken from their sleep on Monday night
/Tuesday morning by a couple of men who took jewelry and
portable phones and - horrors - hit the householder in the face
until he gave them his PIN numbers.

The alleged miscreants were under arrest last night, however.

Not being the brightest sparks in the barrel they used the
stolen cards to get cash from the ATM, where the only video
camera in the Aude snapped them.
The Gendarmes recognised the criminals, 17 year-olds with
form.

What community service would you award them?

Speed gossip

Last week the goats were baffled.
Claudine sent this photo of Marcel's goats while I was in Italy.

This week all is what passes for normal with them.










In between I have had guests - Ken and Carolyn and Allenna -
and the Captain has visited. Pete and Annie and Angus and Mary
have fed all or some of us, splendidly. Ferren and Joan have been
incorporated. The builders continue to hack and hammer.

Which is concise if not very informative - l've been so busy since I
got back from Florence. Still hard-hit by the place.

housework in the Aude #2

Housework in the Aude