Rain stopped work!

Cloud build-up yesterday evening

This morning - oh my. The rain just let rip. Torrential. Then thunder. Thick mist - couldn't see the end of the road. And so dark. It was more like 8pm than 8am. So sorry for the wine producers. The weather is part and parcel of their working lives. But even so. This was just hopeless. No way we were going for a walk in the vines etc as I mentioned yesterday.  




We drove into Chinon this morning as usual to the market. Nothing was moving. The harvesters were parked up, ready to start - whenever that might be. As for the hand-pickers in their tents. Cold, wet and depressing I would think. The market itself was very empty - of shoppers as well as vendors. Not a good start to the day.

So sorry everyone no photos and a very short blog.  

In the meantime a short entertainment provided by Mr. C. Chaplin.

At least the first version is short and the second version - full length.


Charlie Chaplin 1


Charlie Chaplin 2

Hopefully normal transmission will begin again tomorrow.