At last, the dog-days of August

Just a few days ago it was so chilly, our heating system tried to go on and a safety valve opened and leaked some water. That way we knew we had a problem and got the repair people over before the real heating season. We're going to need some plumbing work done. But the point is that it's August and the heat was trying to go on. Today, however, the temperature is in the 30s C. (somewhere in the 90s F.). The sun is out and the sky is blue. Last week we had torrential rain for a couple of days.
We have been doing nothing much. Not bored. I've been reading and catching up on recorded TV shows. I was tempted to paint or continue scanning the letters but my arm was hurting from the tendonitis and I didn't bother making it worse. I had an "infiltration" -- a cortisone injection, I think. It's done under local anesthesia and under guidance from the x-ray. That was yesterday and my arm really hurt until I went to bed. This morning -- it's wonderful!
Louis and Gwen had us over for dinner with Gwen's parents yesterday and tomorrow they are all coming over here for lunch. I made a cheesecake for dessert and I put some spare ribs in marinade. Louis had said he'll take care of the barbecue. So, that's tomorrow.
Next week, Claire and Geoff come with the girls for a very short stop on their way home.

August 2010

July flew by. Lazy, rainy, chilly in Paris. The Pickars were supposed to come for a visit the first week in August, but Ken's back made them cancel their trip. Jacques came back from his holiday in the Alps and the Jura and last Wednesday we went with him to see the Marinot exhibit in Troyes. The first few photos from this slideshow are from Troyes. I don't know why there's one out of sync with the rest in the middle of the photos from Six-Fours.

We came down to Six-Fours last Thursday to celebrate Pierre and Gillette's 50th wedding anniversary. It was a wonderful occasion to see the whole family, albeit without our own kids. Anne-Valerie and family left yesterday after lunch and Alexandre left today with his bunch. Pierre-Fréderic and family are still here. We are leaving tomorrow. This is going to be a very short post as I am anxious to get changed and into the pool!

Bon.  Quelques mots en français quand même, pour la famille ! Si vous avez la possibilité d'aller à Troyes, allez au Musée de l'art moderne ; il vaut le détour. En ce moment il y a une exposition des tableaux et verreries de Marinot du début du 20è siècle.
Ensuite, il y la fête des 50 ans de mariâge de Pierre et Gillette, ce qui nous a donné l'occasion de voir beaucoup de la famille -- quoiqu'il manquait nos propres enfants.
J'arrête -- la piscine m'appelle !