The big news of the day is the regional elections, in which the Front Nationale did not win a single region. The right took seven, including Paris, and the left took five. The FN still an uncomfortably large percentage of the overall vote, just not enough to come in first anywhere.
The other addendum to last week is the CFE. We finally got something in the mail, briefly explaining the process. It arrived three days before the deadline, so not enough time to do anything about it. We’d already done ours, so not a problem for us, but I’m sure a lot of people were caught out.
We took advantage of not going to rehearsal on Friday by hosting curry at our place. It was just Sophie and Dom since no one else was available. Things have finally calmed down for them, and they had been busy conserving duck and making jam. There has been an outbreak of avian flu in the Dordogne, which is scary for the poultry farmers. So far, they haven’t needed to cull any, but all the farmers are moving up production just in case. We have plans to spend Boxing Day with them too.
Not having rehearsal means Will has been playing what he wants on the guitar. He’s dusted off a number of old favourites, and learned a new Blur song too. I haven’t picked up the bass yet, but I may try out some of the songs I want to play at our next concert. That will be a 70’s night in Milhac. It was originally scheduled for early Feb, but that wouldn’t have given us nearly enough time to prepare, so it was moved to May 21.
Work has picked up slightly for me. I had a Skype meeting with our new client, and I have begun setting up her new site. As usual, I’m waiting for her to send me into, so not much will happen on that until then. I’m also working with Abby on some new projects, and moving a big site under her control. It’s very dull work, but will probably lead to more in the future. Will is busy translating his new spa site, and they want the brochures doing as well, which is quite a bit of work.
The title of today’s post concerns the weather. It’s been in the low teens most every day, and will continue for the week. It’s usually sunny, so we haven’t needed to light the fire until the evening. I took advantage by doing some gardening, raking leaves, tidying the wood shed, and stomping down mole hills, which are prolific. I’ve also been on a few local walks and made it to the pool too. That’s it for this week.