Well, Iâve some good news⊠laundry has been on the line for only about 1 hour and itâs almost bone dry⊠hurrah.
and daughter and grandson have arrived safely back home in UK after a much needed rest in Kos⊠Iâm always a little concerned where flying comes into the equationâŠ
Mowed the lawn (well, the nature reserve surrounding the house) yesterday. Due to my having being very busy, this is first cut of the season. Grass had got to thigh high. But has shrunk back a bit due to the dryness.
First cut is normally very hard. Especially as always leave it long before cutting.
Yesterday no resistance at all on the mower. This is not good news as in 30 years I canât remember it so dry. Kept it on the highest setting above the ground to leave some length of grass for protection.
Neighbour in the palatial premises opposite, en plein milieu rural, that bought 18 months ago, is obviously still a âtownieâ as earlier this season they had razed their paddock adjacent to their house flat. I mean really flat. Tennis court flat. Several times. From a grazing-length nice green paddock to flat. Hardly letting it grow at all. Itâs not a lawn itâs a paddock. Even before the dryness, this is hard to understand as they donât use the field.
Now that paddock is a dustbowl. Luckily the winds from their direction to mine are rare and only in the winter.
Did my good deed for the day and handed in a wallet lying among the bananas in SuperU. I felt that the âŹ60 I removed from it was fair enough as it was bulging with cashâŠ
These are particularly for @KarenLot and @rendi60 because it was a bit off-topic on the thread where I mentioned it 
It is SOOO CUTE! I want one. 
I love the colour. And all the clever stuff at the back. Mind you, in our household weâd need two - his and hers.
Theyâre only small and can be towed by a ânormalâ town car rather than anything powerful. Probably not a Smart car though!!!
It was hand made by a little team of artisans in Brittany and was the first one theyâd done in that colour. I love it!!!
Ermm, where does the bed go ?
The inside is the bed! Comes with fitted (very comfy) mattress. Thatâs the yellow bit in the pic.
That is soooo lovely. I hate camping but that coukd persuade as I imagine one feels like a secure shield bug tucked up in a cocoon.
Absolutely! Itâs incredibly well insulated too and thereâs a nice fridge (pic was taken before we put the fridge in the kitchen), power supply that means you can be off grid for two days⊠we pretended we were camping for the past two days while itâs in the garden and it was great!
Wow⊠just wonderful 
Thanks for the pics, it looks amazing. Youâll have some good times Iâm sure.
Hasnât spardo a van like that?
Possibly - itâs based on an old American âTeardropâ design
I think I saw an episode of Capital on M6 not so long ago where the couple who designed these were going for the first time to an expo in Paris to sell them.
I love the colour, and the metal top.
Very impressive Angela.
Could well have done, @Gareth. I think this is their third year of trading and they are turning away orders because they are trying not to grow too quickly. I know only too well from experience that you canât employ a lot of new staff suddenly and expect them to take on the ethos of the company! They are lovely people and real enthusiasts themselves about off-piste travelling, so to speakâŠ
I saw one going along the A89 on Sunday 24th and marvelled at how cute and pretty it was.
There are only 20 quite like that, so you were lucky!!!
