There are so many nice things about being home. One of the nicest is that my friend Jane Jolly comes over from Larnagol regularly for a little coffee and conversation. On one of her visits, we walked around the "grounds" to see all my hard work and progress.
Of course, there's always more to do. I'd mentioned that I was triaging my garden projects this summer and that I was probably going to surrender to the overgrowth on the train tracks. I also asked if her son Sidney, might come over and teach me how to mix mortar and replace some of my falling out stones. Jane looked at my land behind the barn and said: "I'll come over with the strimmer and get the cut for you in no time."
Yesterday turned out to be the day for "Team Jolly". Sidney and Yves went to work on the stone. Jane geared up for strimming, even though I said: "I can do it. Just come have coffee with me. You don't need to work too." How wrong was I?
Those before and after shots above tell only part of the story. During a break, the four of us bemoaned once more how sad it is that the train tracks are becoming so over grown all along the route that runs between Cahors and Figeac-Capdenac. Most sections are impossible to walk. Moving on to "touching up" I see Jane continuing up and down the tracks with the strimmer. She was on a mission. She was driven. She didn't stop until the tracks that range the length of my property were completely cleared. I had tears in my eyes.
By "pizza time", my tiny staircase between the traintracks and the terrace had been rebuilt, some additional stones had been replaced in the wall further down the tracks, my land behind the barn and been totally cleared, as well as the train tracks. I told Yves and Sidney that "Jane works harder than MOST men I know." They agreed.
But, that's not the end of the story...More tomorrow!
As I often say, Niels...I am blessed with the most wonderful friends all over the world! I enjoy it when the water comes from heaven, as well. We've had some very sweet, almost rain, kind of days and then it pours in the night while we sleep. Hope you and Bodil have a great week-Love, Laury and Sam
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | June 30, 2014 at 07:26 AM
wow, what a team, Jane sounds very much like you except for the overalls :) looking forward to the continuation, here we enjoy the rain coming at last, it has been so dry for weeks, so we have watered every day, but this night it came from heaven, thanks Heaven :) have a nice weekend love Niels and Bodil
Posted by: Niels | June 28, 2014 at 11:50 AM