Wind and rain stops play
Posted by contentedsouls on 02/06/2015
Mike and G set off, yet again, for Seneffe from Iwuy (pronounced ee wee as in wee wee) and we now have a date for blacking a week Friday. It has actually turned out better for us as we’ll be able to manage getting the dogs on and off better and Christian will do the pressure wash for us. That means we only have to do the painting.
We were moving on to Valenciennes this morning but heavy rain and strong winds have continued on from overnight and we can’t be bothered. Iwuy (next to a silo) has suited us fine but we have had some moments; particularly at the weekend. This Madonna with the big boobies decided to carve up the canal, us and the local wildlife until we explained the error of his ways – whereby he promptly apologised and moved further up.
More worryingly, we were disturbed at 12.30am by nutters on motor bikes who chucked a liquid over the side of the boat – but they scuttled off when G went out and no damage was done although we could hear them in the distance round the village for awhile after. Mysteriously this lorry load of chickens turned up at the silo at 6.0 am one morning – don’t know what that was about and, I suspect, I won’t want to.
Never having been a coffee drinker in the past, I have grown rather a taste for it since being over here – so much so that we couldn’t resist this when we saw it at only 30 euros. It’s a bit heavy on the batteries but only for about a minute and my galley is now overwhelmed by capsules of macchiato, cappuccino, lungo, ristretto ……… you get the picture; you know G with a new toy. It really is gorgeous – I’m getting quite growed up; heavens, I’ll be eating olives next.
A nice small footprint so it sits happily next to the basil.
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indigodream said
Ooh welcome to the proper coffee club – you’ll never get rid of Greygal if she comes to visit now 😀
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contentedsouls said
I was a late starter but now I’m hooked. Ssssh, don’t tell Greygal
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Chas Faux said
Much the same weather here Jill, blowing a hoolie, and rain in the brief periods when the wind drops a little, and bl**dy cold for June
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contentedsouls said
We’ve lit the fire for the last 3 days although the sun has come out this evening. I hate the wind Chas
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peter said
But but but…. we have clear skies and twenty-eight degrees… gotta love Burgundy! (No man-boobs though)…:-)
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contentedsouls said
South is good. No man-boobs is even better
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Kevin TOO said
Listen very carefully I shall this only once…
“be thankful you didn’t see the Madonna’s Knackwurst too 😉 ”
Harry gave me a big red one for Xmas and very nice it is!
A Nescafe machine of course, what were you thinking? LOL
So much cheaper than Costa et al and available 24/7 🙂
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contentedsouls said
I hadn’t thought about the knockvurst! you’re right – it could have been MUCH worse.
My small grey one is a nescafe too – it may be available 24/7 but the current level of consumption is wreaking havoc with our batteries!
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andywindy said
Now that’s a very neat looking Graphite coloured Penguin you’ve got there Jill, I bet MR smells totally different now. That’ll help to overcome the smell of the odd chicken Lorry or the shock of the odd fallen madonna… Hope your latest plans for painting your bottom all work out.
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contentedsouls said
I’m already in love with my penguin and it certainly helps cover up the smell of damp dog! Since this post the bottom painting has fallen through and, as of this evening, is back on again. I’m going to be really peed off if we travel that far into Belgium and they bugger us about again – I’m not very happy as it is since we should have been in at the end of April.
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Margaret Budd said
Good new s then xxx
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contentedsouls said
Like the weather Margaret the news is changeable – see above x
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