Three weeks ago today, Sue had just arrived. We decided on the Saturday morning to drive over into the Sologne region, 90 minutes east of Saint-Aignan, and go to see the villages of Henrichemont, a planned 17th century town, and La Borne, home to 70 potters and their shops.
On the way back to Saint-Aignan in the afternoon, we stopped for a short walk around the medieval walled village of Mennetou-sur-Cher, which is a lot closer to home for us. I've blogged about it several times over the years. Here, here, and here, for example, in posts from 10 years ago.
Today I'm just posting a few photos of interesting things I saw in the village earlier this month. It was a pretty afternoon, and Sue and I were both taking photos. The ones here are mine, since I certainly didn't forget my camera that day the way I did when we went to Blois recently. Photos aren't always about architecture, churches, or wide panoramas.
On the home front, I'm scheduled to get my stitches out on Monday. The dermatologist who removed a skin cancer from my chest told me to call a local nurse to have the stitches taken out about two weeks after the procedure was done. I was surprised, when I called a nurse in our village, to learn that she will come to our house on Monday morning to take care of me. That's service.
Speaking of service, I took the 18-year-old Peugeot in for an oil change a couple of days ago. It had been two years since the last oil change, but when I looked at my records I realized we've put only 3,600 kilometers on the car in two years' time. That's just a little over 2,000 miles. Also, the air-conditioning in the car had stopped working nearly two years ago. I told the mechanic that if it could be fixed easily and cheaply, do it. But I figured the compressor had given out and assumed we would just do without AC in the car for another summer. It's not as if we live in a really hot climate. This is not a swamp or a desert, after all. Surprise of surprises, the mechanic fixed the AC and only charged me 65 euros. I'm happy.
There are a few buttons I'd be interested in for one of my shirts.
ReplyDeleteThe button shop is in Mennetou-sur-Cher. You can take the train from Austerlitz to Vierzon and then maybe a taxi to the shop... LOL.
DeleteThe district nurses of France are such a blessing. Another blogger writes of elderly neighbors who are visited each day in their homes with meals prepared, house cleaning provided, etc.
ReplyDeleteI don't know the term "district nurse", but when I looked in the yellow pages online I found half a dozen nurses listed nearby. They seem to accept the Carte Vitale, which is the national health service card.
DeleteAhhh, getting stitches out .. I have been there and done that in various countries .. good luck .. I wish we had district nurses in the US .. We lived a couple of blocks from a major hospital in Buenos Aires so it was easy enough to see the doctors there but there is a comfort in being able to do it all at home .. Good luck with it all ... I hope this is the last time you have to deal with anything dermatologial :)
ReplyDeleteThe dermatologist told me to call soon and make an appointment to see her after the first of the year. We'll see what else she finds.
DeleteWow, she will come to your (beautiful) home!? And, you got your AC fixed for only 65€ ? These are amazing things :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed today's photos, too.
I'm still smiling about the nurse and the car's AC.
DeleteI'm smiling with you!
Delete65 euros is definitely a win for A/C repair. What a nice looking kitty in your third picture.
ReplyDeleteThat cat was so quiet and still I almost didn't notice him.
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