A lot of what is here is looking somewhat tired and shabby so we have much work to do before the summer brings guests for the gites.
Yesterday I did my first market (on my own) and sold all my eggs, 6 pots of jam and a bag of flour!! Far from the predicted 'adjustment' period, people were very welcoming and lovely… they had organised a shuffle of the stalls for Hilke to be alongside to help out, very sweet indeed… as with the things here the market stall is in dire need of TLC, strange to being selling organic produce from such a grubby pitch! Ah well, plenty of room for improvement, that's how we like it.
Yesterday afternoon we all went up to the local primary school in Plouye… from the outside it looks a little daunting yet inside the feeling was so warm, safe and colourful. The teacher we met has a class of 28 ranging from 2-7 split up into groups accordingly. Whilst we can not quite understand how we instantly qualify, once we have filled in the forms and given them a copy of our house insurance (by all accounts the kids are covered under this?) the kids can go to school on Monday!!
So, day one of our new life starts today, the days are certainly lengthening and signs of spring in the hedgerows and the trees… very nice indeed.
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