Weekend Chores

'Drying' the duvet

Ma - you should be proud of your son!  This is what has to happen after you wash the sheets...first thing in the morning!  They hang out in the garage 'drying' but at 19:00 they are pretty cool to the touch.  So, out comes the iron on a Sunday evening.
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Backyard

Front yard

The next door neighbor fired up his lawnmower Saturday afternoon.  It sounded like a junior dragster...gas powered mowers sound like this, we guess.  After a thorough raking of the front and back yard, we decided to get our electric mower out and see what we could accomplish.  The mower was a 10" beauty with a little plastic grass catcher.  It actually did a nice job of handling the fairly long, thin grass. I handled the long cord...I'm pretty handy!

Agriculture on the Loire River

Champtoceaux scenery

Sunday afternoon the weather was gorgeous, not a cloud in the sky so we took a drive out of town to tour the river valley just out of town.  There is a fascinating mix of old and new...to see the villages at the center, you'd think you were back in time.  At the outskirts, all the industry for a brisk agricultural business is evident. Sunday the wine business along with just about every other business except restaurants are closed, hence no wine tasting.  We saw where the places were, however. Next time!!