Lucy has gone broody

Saint Elisée

Lucy our Goose has gone broody. She has been sat on 3 eggs for a few days now. The bad news is they are all blanks because we haven't got a gander. Lucy is a Toulouse Goose, and the incubation period is about 28-35 days. Caroline's friend Celine keeps Muscovy ducks (which have about the same incubation period) and she is going to give us some eggs for Lucy to hatch. Maybe we'll have some ducklings next month.

The grass in the goats field was nearly waste high. For some strange reason she only likes short grass. Goats do not eat everything. It's a myth. So, the softy that I am, let loose with the strimmer and brush cutter attachment to cut all the grass to make hay. It was very hard work and I had to quit half-way though. At least Polly (the goat) is happy, for now.

I forgot to put a stamp on a letter that Caroline posted in the postbox in Les Champs Geraux. So after lunch Caroline went to the post office in Evran and explained the situation so the lady behind the counter popped out the back and came back with the letter for her to put a stamp on it !

Tour De France is coming this way on or about the 12th of July. The route passes within a couple of minutes of our house. I'll try and find more details.

Started reading The Girl With The Pearl Earing.