Traveling again Part 4

Oh………..my………goodness! I just can’t believe this! I suppose that there was a little more being shared around at the Hunt Dinner last weekend than only the platters of meat as, since then, a few of the members of our group of revellers, myself included, have succumbed to a nasty bronchitis bug. Luckily I am now fairly experienced in this ailment and had come well prepared and after a few days was able to be up and about again, and to take advantage of the beautiful sunny weather. Don’t be fooled though – the cheeky breeze is coming straight off the snowy slopes somewhere.
As a result, though, we have not been out as much as we would have liked, although on the way back from the shops the other day, we decided to take a different route home again. We drove through the small village of Seailles (pronounced ‘say-I) and came across the delightful church there with its unusual bell-tower and quirky mis-matched bells. Definitely worth a photograph! Then just a little further along, we thought we glimpsed something through the bare trees that we hadn’t noticed before. With a little backing and forthing along the lane I managed to get a pretty picture of what was probably an old grain store which seems to have been converted into a guest room. Quite charming.
During the week, Neels went over to Peyrusse Vieille to cut the grass at the house we stayed in in 2010 and while he was there, he went to over to the Mayor’s Office to say ‘Hallo’ to the secretary, Anne-Marie. When she heard that we were once again waiting to receive our renewed long-stay permits, she offered to call the office in Auch to find out how far they had got. Imagine our dismay to discover that our documents had not yet even been forwarded to the head office, which we think is in Toulouse! This means a wait of another three weeks at least, and although it is unlikely that we would be asked for any papers, we would be illegally in France after the 25th March. Ouch! Not a happy situation to be in. However, Anne-Marie has promised to call again next Tuesday and to make this fact quite plain to the ladies in the office and hope that something comes of it. All hold thumbs please.