So sorry we failed to blog yesterday. We did lots of stuff, we were just so tired from our exploits in Paris the day before, we didn’t have the energy to tell you about it!
So here is a quick recap. Yesterday we visited Senlis, which is a medieval walled city with a mahoosive cathedral. We had a very posh lunch at a restaurant called Scaramouche (will you do the fandango!) and then set off into the woods surrounding the city. The forest is called La Halatte and stretches for miles. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, apart from the several motorways that cut through it and that you seem to be able to hear wherever you are. We filmed some lovely pine trees waving in the breeze until the heavens opened and we headed for home. Back at the Chateau we filmed more stuff in the garden in the drizzle, including some comedy attempts to film an owl and a bead of water on a leaf. Until the heavens opened and we headed inside. You get the idea.
Today has mostly been about booze. We got a rather hefty delivery from the wine merchant. He kept going back to his van with a trolley to get more, it was almost embarrassing. The delivery included 10 cases of bottled beer and 6 cases of vin blanc. But it seems this was not enough, so we ventured out to LeClerc for more. There we got 3 boxes of Rose Pamplemousse, which we have developed a penchant for, a bottle of Ricard, several bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape and a nice Chablis. But it seems this was not enough, so we returned to LeClerc in the afternoon to get 2 bottles of sparkling Rose Pamplemousse (what a discovery!) and 2 bottles of Bordeaux. Christ. Now, let us explain, this is not all for us. We are setting up a bar for the good people of Sacy-le-Petit at the Petanque on Saturday and it appears they like a few.
Yes, it all eyes on the Petanque from now on. We were in charge of making the ‘wooden spoon’ prize for the team with the fewest points. We have taken this very seriously and so far have painted sad faces on 5 wooden spoons and aren’t really happy with any of them. Is it racist to paint them in a beret with a stripey jumper and a tache?
We have enlisted the help of Bruce from the London Petanque Club to help us with our Petanque. He arrives by Eurostar tomorrow evening and Hermine is terribly excited and busily mowing the lawns and preparing a giant bonfire which apparently is going to be a barbeque. She has ordered the local speciality sausage from the boucher and invited the neighbours. We emailed Brucey some tips on Chateau living, such as don’t forget your slippers, and he replied: “The only necessity I have is a hat, albeit a straw one! For slippers I will bring a clean pair of flip flops. Do not worry. I am pretty hardy!”
You just wait, Brucey, you just wait….
