Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Never finished .

Seven forty five in the morning . Aude arrives with her dungaree wearing friend from the Womens Cooperative . They're here to deliver the painted window seats for the hallway. I offer to carry the benches upstairs for them but get a sharp ' we can manage ' look in return . Nine o'clock . Wilf and yours truly have just finished potting out the new herb stand by the kitchen door when the bell rings . It's lunatic French curtain woman . An hour and a half later she's put up the new curtains in the downstairs dining room , measured the window seats for cushions, and asked me to choose material for the terrace curtains . All the while LFCW talks constantly . She seems not to have to breathe between sentences . Finally , she goes . Eleven thirty , Madame Bay arrives . Not , our saintly septaguenarian informs me to clean , she hasn't the time for that . Instead , she's come to remind me that it's judging time for the ' beautiful floral village of France ' competition . Will the window boxes be planted out by the weekend ? " Remember the geraniums should be scarlet , not pink " . With that our chiffoned visitor goes . Wilf looks at me as if to say " It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish ".



16 comments:

  1. Angus, I'm really hoping for your sake that you have the correct shade of scarlet geraniums to hand....

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  2. Boring, it's not!

    Is Wilf having a bad hair day in the last photo? Endearing.

    XXXOOO Daisy, kendra & Bella

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  3. i thought of Digby many times while in Sanibel...i remember it was last year at this time that you said goodbye...
    xoxo

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  4. I really like the bench window-seats! I suppose that everyone wanted to get their work done early so they could get on the road to the Cannes film festival??

    I hope you and Wilf have had a quiet and enjoyable day!

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  5. Okay, I admit it, I'd be planting pink geraniums now just to make my point! You got to pick the fabric? What will 'the font' say about that?

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  6. Has the Font actually entrusted you to choose the curtain material - or was LFCW just being cheeky? Heavens! If left to his own devices, my husband probably would have chosen old burlap sacks. Clearly you have better taste Angus. Wilf is looking handsome as always this morning.

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  7. Heaven forbid you use the wrong shade of rad. The honor of France is on your color palate! :)

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  8. Is the whole thing hair-raising? Is that it, Wilf?
    The kitchen herb garden and stand are perfect!
    Love to you.

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  9. Wilfy, I have two 'jobs' that I've haven't started yet that should have been started weeks ago...now I know why they're taking so long to finish! You are so wise!
    xo J~

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  10. Who's the half gentleman in the background in the 3rd pic? Scared me a little when scrolling, thought it a ghost! NEver a dull moment around your place! Keep goine Wilf...handsome lad!

    With love your Canadian pals,
    Dianna along with Tor, Willow and Tucker

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  11. How amusing that all these ladies descend on your homestead while the font is away and ask for significant decisions! A conspiracy,perhaps?

    xxx Joan

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  12. My comments keep disappearing before I get to post them. I loved Wilf's thoughts today, as I have unstarted tasks that have taken me longer to think about than actually do!

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  13. Ha! Good luck with the window boxes and selecting the correct Geraniums.
    We are loving Wilf's hair today..kinda punk!

    Wyatt and Stanzie

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  14. You & Wilf are awash in a sea of women! Lovely views - house looks fabulous!

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  15. A sleeping Wilf under the window box would surely win the prize

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  16. Well, at least you don't have to worry about being bored or lonely while the font is away.

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