Swanning it

The patio is almost finished,
though energy is undiminished,
perhaps just as well,
because in a nutshell,
one is looking a little bit thinnish.

N, of course, is working away too; painting the gate pillars in glorious "country cream". Exercise and weight loss aside, we drove down to Saint Céré this afternoon to do a little bit of shopping.  These swans live undisturbed in a little canal that runs alongside the market square.  We had our neighbours, Jeanine and Gaston, down for drinks and gossip.  We enjoyed an hour and a half of laughter and catching up on "les nouvelles", so our French must be improving!