Sunday, October 23, 2011

A busy morning.





A white van with a boxer dog sitting proudly upright in the passenger seat beeps at us as we turn out of the front gate onto the lane . The driver waves , the boxer turns his head and looks . Eight o'clock on a beautful , soon to be sun drenched , Sunday morning . The farmers, their male offspring ( mothers and female offspring sensibly still in bed ) and their dogs are already starting to congregate at the village hall. The rugby final between New Zealand and France . The local farmers clearly expect to win .

As Wilf and yours truly head off to the stream for our morning walk we can see the mayor , halfway up a ladder , nailing a large red, white and blue sign across the font of the salle des fetes : Nous sommes 65 millions a y croire. I shout out '' The population of the village has gone up a lot ! ". He looks back at me blankly .

Wilf has long walk today. The better part of a kilometre. When he gets tired, as he frequently does, he simply lies down on the road until he's ready to move on . Sometimes he'll turn on his back , point his four paws to the sky and let the sun warm his haunches . I laugh out loud when the sun catches his fur and he seems to briefly glow polar bear white .

On our return the barbecue is glowing outside the door of the village hall kitchen . The first of the sausages ready to be cooked. A line of ravenous five year olds beginning to form . As our contribution to the great day the font has made three large tartiflette au munster et jambon fume .

Wilf is having a short nap before we head across the lane to join our French neighbours , their tractors and their Jack Russells . The match starts at ten . Angus is trying to work out what wine should accompany the tartiflette. '' The font '' is of the opinion that at this time of the morning anything alcoholic would go .

18 comments:

  1. Well good for Wilf! It's good to see that he still has enough energy for a nice walk.

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  2. 'The font' is correct....especially with that crowd.

    We always smile at Wilf up-ended in the road.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  3. Ya gotta love the Haka!!

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  4. Soooo close my little French friends - soooo close. All the kiwis we were were so tense til the last whistle blew. The French played awesome and it was almost theirs. We were so nervous. We hope they return home proud and get a great welcome.

    Wilfie, you are just a beautiful boy and we blow you kisses.

    Julie and Poppy Q
    xxx

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  5. I remember my time in British countryside and Sunday mornings where I was invited for drinks - so anything alcoholic would go!!!!
    Love Wilf walking - the medicine is working - getting him a foam bed may help??? - he is such a warrior, polar AND teddy bear - have a great Sun-DAY - love from Southern Italy Susanne, Daisy and Foxiie (he had his all clear blood test with fourteen - we believe in overnight cooked chicken broth... elisir d'amore)

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  6. Hooray for a nice walk on a sunny day! Enjoy the match!

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  7. There are few better sights than that of Wilf resting on his back in the middle of the lane. Thank him for the smiles!

    And may the best team win. Knowing nothing about rugby, that's all I can say.

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  8. Those photos are pure happiness and contentment. Sunshine, Wilf, good food and drink and relaxing on a perfect day.

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  9. Oh oh! A loss for France! But boy, did they play well! Even though it's sad to loose, just being in the world cup final is reason enough for celebration!
    Bless our Wilf! Sounds like he's having a very fine day! Love to all.

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  10. Maggie Mae wishes that she was the boxer in the white van. :)

    Blessings and Love,
    Janelle and Maggie Mae

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  11. We've been unable to post for days now -- hopefully this will take and we can tell you how much your previous posts have touched us.

    Joan and the Barkalots

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  12. Bonne nuit Wilfee, bisous my sweet heart.

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  13. I love that series of Wilf pictures! Sometimes a walk is more enjoyable when you stop to enjoy it along the way.

    I have a feeling that alcohol was needed, whatever you took!

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  14. I think that we can learn a lot from dogs who can sleep anywhere!

    I guess your party probably ended early, if I heard correctly that France lost today.

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  15. Wilfie....you look adorable with your paws up in the air on that blacktop...you furs have that upsidedown sorta look...

    What a lovely day for a jaunt!!!

    Thinking of you with love,

    Lacie and her stoopid brothers!

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  16. I just tried to envision myself laying down in the middle of the road with my legs and arms up when I got tired. Somehow, I don't think it would go over as well as it does for Wilf. Made me laugh though.

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