Last couple of days -

 -have been VERY hot! All our keeping cool skills have to be deployed. Jean manages by fishing and having caught more than he could deal with came round with Claudinne bearing half-a-dozen barely breathless trout. Shared with Ian and the neighbours; fried ours in herb butter, best trout I've ever eaten.

In the meantime  LouLou has been establishing herself so well that we have been forced to rename her LUCIFER. Suits her much better.

This mornings breakfast at Luc's was enlivened by the arrive of young Sam, Grandson to  Father John ( and Margaret)  and son to Kathy (and Kenny).  And lo! James  turned up with his father Andy - hugely grown - James too, see below. Louise is joining them shortly along with loads of other family.

Heres  Sam, addressing a parrot - or a 'pirate' as he prefers to call them.

Dreadfully tiring, the young.... our crop arrive next week.