Life in France

A not every day story of normal people trying to live their dream in France starting at the beginning and ending?

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Worn out & knackered

Hello.. i am back.. thank you to those that have visited my now sooo out of date ramblings and for asking how i fare... truth is i am completely knackered. I have been trying to get the floor of the second bedroom cleaned down to useable timber and then varnished ready for guests in November. On top of this i gained a house to paint after being successful in my bid and i have also been working for plaster man... Oh i forgot.. i have ben asked to manage a heating/bathroom installation project and also advise some neighbours on how to install evapuration ponds and how to plant them. Apart from that i have been doing bugger all for 7 days a week!
I came here to escape the rat race of england and although there is a lot less pressure here i am fed up of it..hence no blogging as i just couldn't be arsed! Too bloody tired!
I have also had to put my horse project on ice.. i can't realistically afford it at the moment which is a bitter blow... i wanted two percheron's to work the land and woods in the traditional way and then for people to come and stay and maybe even work with myself and the horses. Initial outlay would be around 5,000 POUNDS. bugger.......then there is the upkeep.... to cap it all we have just become foster parents to a kitten that we found abandoned in our woods.. what sort of person dumps a two month old kitten in a forest miles from anywhere in the pouring rain? We hadn't the heart to kill it so we are now a two cat family...up every 3hrs or so to feed it and give it some love and care. Took him to the vets today to be checked over..apart from fleas in abundance, mites in his ears and worms and also being a little on the starving side he is ok.
Can't people be real bastards to animals sometimes?
That all for now... but i am back.... Posted by Picasa

3 Comments:

  • At 12:58 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Glad you're ok, AP. My vision of you permanently sloshed in the wine cellar was a little adrift of the mark, though you may well have preferred to be. Pity about the horses. 5,000 for two percherons seems a bit steep, but I guess you have all the stabling costs, etc to take into acount.
    As an RSPCA Inspector for thirteen years, I reiterate your comment on people and animals - yes, they can indeed be real bastards.
    Good to hear from you at last.

     
  • At 1:29 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I will be down there like a shot when you get your Percherons. Can you go for something less pure-bred that will do the same job?

     
  • At 12:42 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hey there.. poor little kitty, and I agree about some people. Why not take it to a sanctuary, rather than just dump it! ughhh

    Shame about the horses, what ahout the Belgian trekpaard ?

    Take care
    Mandy

     

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