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8am
I pass the morning reading my french novel. This included looking up certain words, that are still unfamiliar, using a little dictionary. I copied the new words on my digital notebook. When the sunshine arrived at last, I could go outside in the garden to sit and read. It was good to be in the sunshine! I wondered how my french friend was getting on. We had not met together for some years now since 2015. Maybe I will ring her soon.

I watered the roses growing near the door. I just cut back some sharp brambles fron the footpath, so that I can reach the clothes line, in order to hang the washing. Finding things very tiring recently since Covid.19

12am
After, a lunch of french cheese and crackers also a nice herb pâte with Crackers. Fizzy orange juice to drink for dessert with an apple. All vegetarian of course.

2pm
I go to the supermarket to find some cheap brands, as our prime minister advised,  but they didn't have any, so I had to buy a few of the expensive brands.
Otherwise I would have to pay the bus fare, which is too expensive, to go to the nearest city to shop around,  so that would defeat the object!

2.30pm
I Cleaned up all the downstairs rooms,  kitchen, hall, porch, lounge and bathroom. I will clean the upstairs rooms tomorrow.

3.00pm
Time for a walk before the hoards of school children descend upon the park!  Where I live it really is just like a Sleepy Hollow!

It is calm and quiet in the park, with a variety of birds such as woodpigeons, crows, couple of magpies and some smaller birds, chaffinches and goldfinches who had landed on the hedgerows, growing all around the park. I sit on the bench under the trees and I watched  the birds coming and going. 

There used to be a lot more tables and  benches here, but unfortunately looks like they removed all the other benches-  or they have been stolen!
That's a pity because I used to like to come here and sometimes, to eat my lunch at the table, now there is just one solitary bench to sit on.

Never mind I will take a long walk around the park, then finish back at the same bench again to rest. It is quite a large park, about as big as a few football pitches so it takes a while to get round it!

It is surrouded by lovely very ancient trees. There is also an abandoned footpath, running through the wood, but today I will just stick to the foot path inside the park. At this time it is usually quiet,  but about 4pm there will be the usual constant rumbling of rush hour traffic from the dual carriageway located behind the woods, bordering the park.

3.30pm
I looked around the playground area where the swings and roundabouts are, to see if I could pick up any litter, but it seems nice and tidy, especially since the children went back to school !
But wait until the summer hols it will be a different story!

Then I will have to bring my litter picker gadget with me! ( I inherited it from my mother when she died!)

I decide to walk by the long route along  the pretty leafy lane, past the police station, then along church street and passing the theatre,  library and the church, so avoiding the busy market place.

4pm

 Finally I turn into my little road behind the church. I think that I  will do a bit of reading again, in between  preparing the family's meal.

This morning sitting quietly in cemetery when I saw two little rabbits playing nearby. They came really close, so I hardly dared move in case they ran off!

Que se passe-t-il au supermarché?
le premier ministre a conseillé aux pauvres, d'acheter la marque la moins chère, pour les aider à faire face à la hausse du coût de la vie. Mais Qu'est ce qu'il se passe maintenant?

On ne les trouve pas car le supermarché ont supprimé toutes les marques les moins chères.
C'est forcer les gens à acheter les marques les plus chères.
Cela va totalement à l'encontre d'aider le client à faire face au coût de la vie.

L' Avarice des Supermarchés !

C'est un fait accompli! 

Mon fils cadet a souffer du covid aussi. Il vat  mieux maintenant, mais il souffre d'une petite toux et douleur musculaire, il a le long covid.

Nous avons été dehors dans le jardin et nous avons pris le soleil.
J' ai lu mon livre en francais. Un autre chapiter finit. Mon fils s'est assis et a joué avec les chats qu'il aime !

Apres s'être reposé une heure et demie, nous sommes allés nous promener dans le parc lentement.
Le soliel brillait et il faisait calme.
Nous nous sommes assis un moment sous les arbres. pour reprendre notre souffle. Nous avons quitté le parc et
nous avons fait un arrêt au supermarché sur le chemin du retour pour acheter du pain et du lait.
je vais faire du pain perdu !

Ce matin j'ai lu un chapitre de mon livre en français , donc voilà un autre chapitre lu maintenant, j'avance doucement dans ce livre!   j'ai utilisé le dictionnaire pour trouver des mots inconnus avec Google. après je me sentais fatiguée alors j'ai pris un café et un croissant , pour ressentir plus d'énergies !

Je pensé que Je devrais essayer de marcher un peu. Alors, j'ai décidé de parcourir le périmètre du village, le long du sentier. La dernière fois que j'avais marché, je m'étais sentie très fatiguée et mes muscles me faisaient mal. J'ai tremblé et j'ai eu des vertiges, peut-être que j'en ai trop fait la dernière fois. Cette fois j'ai fait plus attention à marcher moins vite et à m'asseoir plus souvent.

Premier arrêt, parcourir le sentier autour du parc,
le parc était calme et presque vide, à part quelques promeneurs avec leur chiens , quelle différence avec la semaine dernière pour le jour du jubilé de la reine !
Il y avait des pigeons ramiers, des corbeaux, des pies, des étourneaux sur l'herbe, ils cherchaient des vers dans l'herbe mouillée.
j'ai essayé de marcher vite pour renforcer mes muscles un peu. C'était douloureux,  mais je l'ai fait.

J'ai pris le petit chemin à travers le cimetière, et j'étais prêt à m'asseoir.   j'ai trouvé un banc sous un arbre, il était à l'abri du grand soleil qui venait de paraître. J'ai entendu tous les oiseaux chanter joyeusement. J'ai vu des oiseaux descendre et venir se poser sur les pierres tombales, des oiseaux comme les pinsons des pins, des chardonnerets, des linottes et des moineaux. Après,  Je me suis reposé un peu, je me suis levé et j'ai commencé à marcher.

J'ai décidé de me promener dans les bois. J'ai pris le chemin bordant les champs jusqu'au bois. En marchant dans les bois, j'ai remarqué une variété de fleurs comme le campion rouge, les tasses de roi, les marguerites, les coquelicots, les bleuets,  l'achillée millefeuille et les lys blanc. j'aurais voulu voir le pivert, mais je ne l'ai pas vu.
J'ai quitté le bois et j'ai pris le raccourci pour rentrer à travers le village.

Sadly the weather was very cold and overcast for the Queen's platinum jubilee. However the sun made just a brief appearance.🌞 and it didn't rain!

 There were some family's having a picnic in the park as I walked past, the Celebrations were centered mostly around the main Park here in our little village. A lot of young families were out with their children for a walk around the park, so it was a bit busier than it usually is. Music was playing from speakers and lots of buntings and flags around.

Some people were sitting in their gardens near the park, despite the cold weather!  having a Jubilee tea with some cucumber  sandwiches, pies, cakes and trifle.  People have really got into the spirit of the Jubilee celebration. But I think it is the children who are really enjoying the occaison!

I noticed that we have some new benches and planters on the market place, so that will cheer the place up a little bit. The new jubilee  benches have just been placed just near the ice cream parlour which is handy!

It will be good to sit there in the summer, but hopefully with less traffic about. I wish the Market place was more quiet and people would park their cars out of the market place. There are two big car parks just nearby so I don't know why they don't park there? The council should provide some free parking days? 

I am off indoors now,  to have an afternoon Jubilee tea with a trifle!
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Happy holiday!

Je suis en train de lire une histoire policière. C'est á propos du détective Maigret, il cherche un homme qui a volé un revolver dans son appartement (de Maigret), mais  l'arme n'est pas chargée. La question était stupide. Quelqu'un qui prend la peine de s' emparer d'un revolver a plus ou moins l'intention de s'en servir.

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Le temps aujourd'hui était très froid, couvert et un peu de pluie.
J'ai lu mon livre d' une histoire policiére, de la series de Maigret, le détective Francais. C'était trés interéssant et j'utilise google translate si je ne comprend pas.
J'ai une petite collection de livres que j'éspère lire pendant ces vacances.📚

J'espere que tu va bien ? 

Je hâte de te revoir!

Je t'embrasse bien fort!

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I love roses and have a rose bush growing near the door.  I grow red, white and pink roses. I also have red climbing roses. A lot of people have said my back garden looks like a jungle! Some people have even offered to cut it for me, but I just want to leave it as it is,  wild for as long as possible, just to attract as many insects and birds as possible.

Why does everyone have to have a manicured lawn like a tennis court ! I think it is all about keeping up appearances, although having said that, if the trees start falling down around me, I might take action !
We have lots of birds and the flowers and the shrubs encourage insects, so it is good for the environment. I now have a mini rose garden near the back door, there I have placed a wooden bench, where I can sit and smell the perfume of the roses.
The roses really are magnificent this year!