10 & 11 November

On Tuesday i had the usual morning, then in the afternoon went round to see Jacqui and pick up the card for mum, very nice it is too. We sat and chatted for a while and then Simon came back from working and joined in. I headed back and had a gentle evening with the fire blazing and the tv on. A nice grilled lamb steak for dinner, i don't get lamb very often as ant does not like it so it is a bit of a treat.
Wednesday i rose and had the usual morning too, but i got dressed up ready for the Armistice day ceremony in the village. I had a long chat with Mandy on skype, she has booked another holiday so she was happy, then had a chat with gran, she is being mysterious about where she is taking me for lunch when i am in the uk and insisted i bring a suit and tie, so it must be swanky.
I headed to the church at ten to eleven, no one there, so i headed over to the Marie, no one there either. Back at the church one of my neighbors informed me it started at eleven thirty so i headed over to Jaqcui's for a coffee and a chat. At eleven thirty people were there, we had a short ceremony at the memorial, the names of men from the village who died in the two wars were read out and "Mort Pour France" was responded, followed by a couple of prayers. After the ceremony we headed round to the Marie and all sat with a glass of sparkling wine or two and chatted, people asked about the house and discussed the difficulties of selling and the sparsity of English money in the local economy, several people asked where ant was and when he was back.
In the afternoon i had a good session on the computer with Civilization, then ant phoned on skype and i realized it was after six, so i had a quick chat with him then set to making dinner, a nice duck stew in a tomato sauce, and getting the fire going, then an evening roasting in front of the fire. I was going to make a cup of tea at ten but the water had been turned off so i could not fill the kettle, this happens now and again and can be a real pain in the back. Off to bed and a good reading session, ant is home tomorrow so it will be a day of housework.