Tuesday, July 6
We ate breakfast around 8:30. Bruno joined us for breakfast, as Paul had been gracious enough to allow Bruno to park his “camping car” (actual French word), on the LG grounds overnight.
Jim, Lewis, and Therese got to work indoors. However, their new assignment was plastering the walls. I think they welcomed the change. Therese, in particular, seemed especially excited to work with a drill for the very first time. 
Kim resumed her administrative tasks and responded to the many email questions concerning LG itself and upcoming visits/stays. She also began working on a template for the recipes that we will start to collect. (So past volunteers, get ready to submit your recipes!)
Break was a little different today, as we had no biscuits to go with our coffee and tea. Thank goodness today is shopping day!
Shortly before lunch, we said good bye to Bruno, who was off to visit a friend somewhere south of Brossac. Fortunately (for me) he will return at the end of the week. Hopefully, for some of the others, his return will allow them to practice more of their French.
We ate breakfast around 8:30. Bruno joined us for breakfast, as Paul had been gracious enough to allow Bruno to park his “camping car” (actual French word), on the LG grounds overnight.
After breakfast, Minjie and Lidia worked on the hedges and took control of the “jungle” that was forming in the back yard.
Jim, Lewis, and Therese got to work indoors. However, their new assignment was plastering the walls. I think they welcomed the change. Therese, in particular, seemed especially excited to work with a drill for the very first time. Kim resumed her administrative tasks and responded to the many email questions concerning LG itself and upcoming visits/stays. She also began working on a template for the recipes that we will start to collect. (So past volunteers, get ready to submit your recipes!)Vicki, all healed up, walked to “la patisserie” to purchase the fresh bread. Upon her return, she commenced to preparing the items for our break, while trying to decide the lunch menu that would follow just a few hours later. (Talk about multi-tasking!)
Break was a little different today, as we had no biscuits to go with our coffee and tea. Thank goodness today is shopping day!Linda, our newest resident emerged shortly after 11. Like every new volunteer who arrived the previous day, she was given the day off. She looks forward to starting her work tomorrow, which will be helping Kim with designing LG’s webpage.
Shortly before lunch, we said good bye to Bruno, who was off to visit a friend somewhere south of Brossac. Fortunately (for me) he will return at the end of the week. Hopefully, for some of the others, his return will allow them to practice more of their French.
After lunch, which consisted of quiche, various salads, and the fixings for a ham and cheese sandwich, everyone went back to work. Paul went grocery shopping with Vicki. (Please don’t forget the biscuits!)
It was Minjie’s night to cook dinner. Tonight’s menu: beef stew and fried rice! Très delicieux! That’s one that certainly needs to go into our soon to be web-published LG recipe collection.
After enjoying a little wine, we settled into Gite #2 to watch the football match. Everyone (except Vicki), was pulling for Uruguay. Well, Vicki was the only happy person at the end of the game, as Holland beat the underdog and will be moving on the final where they will face either Spain or Germany.
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