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Sunday 1st July 2012 – This is a rare event for a Sunday.

Yes, I was up and about and breakfasting long before 09:00. Mind you, I don’t think that anyone at all could have slept through the torrential downpour that we were having. It certainly was impressive. And all my clothes from the washing that I did the other day – they’ve had another rinse.

 La Bourrée de Vergheas open day folk dance danse folklorique roche d'agoux puy de dome auvergne franceIt was Roche d’Agoux where I went with Marianne this morning. It’s the start of the tourist season and so for the next 8 Sundays my lie-in will go for a burton while I act as Marianne’s technician for all of the Open Days in the Canton.

As the highlight of the exhibition, we were treated to a display of local folk dancing by the local folk dancing group here, La Bourrée de Vergheas. They even invited people up onto the floor to learn the dances which is an excellent way of keeping the music and the dancing alive.

We went back to Marianne’s after us and she made lunch for us. And then it was back here to carry on with the European Paper Mountain. I’ve found piles more papers that need sorting and filing, and so I can see this turning into a “Forth Bridge” job.

That’s about it, really. I’m tired after my early start and so I’m going to bed for an early night and badger the paperwork.

Sunday 26th June 2011 – Just so as to show …

… everyone what today was like here, I’ve posted a pic of the temperatures that we had today.

temperature solar water heater les guis virlet puy de dome franceThe maximum temperature outside was 33 °C today and at 17:36 this evening it was still over 31°C. In the heat exchanger the temperature reached an impressive 63.7°C and the water in the solar water heater, the black plastic storage container with an old caravan window over the top was 42°C.

That was the cue for a beautifully warm solar shower and I didn’t miss out. It really was nice.

And so this morning Marianne forgot to ring me about this meeting at La Cellette but I was wide awake having had a severe attack of cramp in bed and so I made it in time. And with about 10 officials, one representative of the press and one photographer, they had a grand total of 0 visitors for the two hours that this meeting was on. Ahhh well ….

Marianne invited me to lunch which was nice of her and we had quite a chat afterwards, and back here seeing as it was such a nice day and with wind too, I did a huge pile of washing – something that I haven’t done for a while.

We followed that with the solar shower and that was really it. It’s Sunday, my day of rest, and so I’m not going to be working too hard today.