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Cayenne works

I have just arrived back in France after babysitting for 10 days.  Before I left my daughter in law suggested that I put cayenne pepper by the front door to stop the ants coming in during my absence.  It works! 

In ten days the roses have all come out (not in my garden - I only grow weeds)  and the cuckoo is still cuckooing.   The traffic on my road is still breaking the 50km limit and I am going to start a petition as letters to the Maire do not work.

Theresa May has finally stepped down and although the British may think it has been a long time coming, it is still a lot quicker and easier to get rid of a British Prime Minister than to get rid of Trump, who has thrown his toys out of his pram and said I won't talk to you anymore unless you stop being horrible to me.  Pathetic.

I rode my bike to the village this morning and was stopped by a man walking his dog.  He said he was new in the area and wanted to know where the path went.  Amazingly. even at my age, I still get chatted up.  It is easy to know this when within the first few minutes of talking he tells you that he lives alone with his dog,  his age, asks me mine and then says I look ten years younger.  Nice try but I do look in the mirror each morning.  Still,  a compliment is always welcome. 

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