My La Giraudiere Experience - Day 5

Friday, July 2, 2010

Everyone started work a little early in order to both finish early and get a head start on the brutal heat which would again rear its hot little head today.

Therese agreed to go to town to purchase the fresh bread for Vicki. Vicki was much appreciative of this favor, as she had fallen off the bike the morning before and had a badly bruised knee.
After returning from the baker’s, Therese joined Paul in dumping the trash (or rubbish as Paul might say) that we accumulated over the course of one week. Jim and Lewis continued with the “yard work.”

Lidia returned to trimming the hedges, but this time with the assistance of Minjie, who thankfully was feeling much better.

Kim, being the efficient person that she is, finished with her administrative tasks by mid-morning. However, instead of coasting for the day, she took on the arduous task of mowing and edging the grass!

Our house mother, Vicki, came up with a brilliant idea for lunch—French toast from the day-old French bread. (I use the word “brilliant” not because she found a way to use the stale bread, but because I just love French toast!) Of course Vicki doesn’t just provide one dish. To complement the French toast, Vicki made a Thai rice dish which she topped with peaches. Magnifique!

As it was Friday, so the end of lunch meant the start of our weekend. Most of us stayed at LG Friday night and enjoyed barbeque prepared by Lewis. I was the only one who left Friday afternoon to head to Cognac, France for the weekend with my friend Bruno. Vicki, Kim, Jim, and Lidia would head out to Bordeaux Saturday morning, while our three students (Lewis, Therese, and Minjie) would stay around LG and explore a little of Brossac and its surrounding areas.

Bon Weekend!