It is really,really hot now. And we have had friends staying, so have been doing lots of "stuff". We went to Domaine de Gayda which is a vineyard about an hour for here for lunch and it was fantastic. Such a beautiful setting and an amazing lunch. They also have these little huts outside where they bring you out barbecued food and the kids can run around if they want - I really wish I had known they were there when we had friends with kids out earlier in the summer. And then we tasted some wine and bought lots of lovely rose (this doesn't seem to let me put the accent in).
Yesterday we went to Aqualudia - a waterpark I'd read about near Toulouse. It was great - really uncrowded and even though the slides were a bit big for the kids, Alex and I had a great time on them - in spite my top falling off every time I came down, there was something about them which made us laugh and laugh.
We are just back from about 10 days in the UK - we went back for a friend's wedding which was excellent - she is a singer so all her singer mates were the choir and they did a tap dance as their first dance. Fab. While in the UK I also LOVED the shopping - Reading seemed like Milan after Pamiers - had a decent pedicure (don't know why but they just don't seem to do them as well here) and generally enjoyed being able to communicate easily. Missed the sun though - it was gorgeous when we left - as it is now.
But while we were away there was a storm - a tree fell and took out the phone line. The power tripped, so the freezer went off and I had to throw away all my fantastic Picard food. And some of Alex's new roof blew off so the floor was covered in water. But all things considered, the damage wasn't too bad and the phone is already fixed.
We have more friends staying now and last night sat out watching a storm miles away over the Pyrenees. Fabulous.
