I said I was scared to death with the para penting, but afterwards I liked it and I was in high spirits. And still I am.

Still busy with my tents, cleaning them, preparing them for new arrivals, on the other hand started at the top level to pack up and demontage tents. And this with temperatures of 38 degrees and more!!! But the job has to be done, so better get on and done with it.

And then the evenings and my guests and children are giving my all the energy I need to move on with the work the next day.

One evening I went with Stendert, Bardien and Puck to Le Terrasse in Regusse. It was the one year anniversary and Jean Luc - the Belgium chef - organized a Greek evening with Karaoke. A lovely meal, real Greek mezedes, and a lot of fun with Olivier, the karaoke master.

Typically narrow-minded French village people: on the other end of the road they had organized the same night a cabaret and music! The policemen were walking up and down between the two parties, hush here, back to the other end, hush there, but at Le Terrasse we all had a great night.

At one point Jean Luc sang a duo with his wife Deborah and I had goose bumps.... wow, what a duo. Deborah was over actif, going out of her mind, dancing, joking, serving and taking great care of all the guests.

At one point I even ended up dancing (or something like it) with the village idiot, of course, it had to be me. Luckily Jean Luc ticked of and then we had a proper jive on the square.

A few days ago I organized a plat du jour at the restaurant and all guests came down and we had a lovely evening.

My guests = read friends are taking good care of me. First I was invited for pancakes at Stendert and Bardien with their daughter Puck. Already I had many coffees at Peter and Hanneke and at the plat the jour evening they met each other and ever since that night we are all having dinnerparties (bits and pieces all scraped together which makes the most fantastic dinners) together.

One evening (a day with no arrivals) I cooked my Nasi Goreng, which was a challenge, because Peter and Stendert love their meat, while Hanneke and Bardien are vegetarians. So I used the tent next to me, where I had a four pit cooker, and double inventory and the space to cook. I loved to try out a vegetarian Indonesian rice and it turned out very tasty.

In front of Stendert and Bardiens tent we are now eating ever since every evening all together.

Yesterday I took a day off to give my hands and arms a rest, after carrying all chairs and sunloungers to the store tent with a heath of 38 plus.

In the morning I went with Hanneke and Peter to BARJOLS. I only passed through it once before, but what a beautiful village it is.

It is known as the village of the fountains (there are about 42 fountains and lavoirs and four rivers) and it was like walking back in time.

The old houses, with the pipelines outside the houses, or even more times: no sanitary in the house at all (we think). We saw people getting water at the fountains, washing in the basins.

The history of the village of Barjols, also called the Tivoli of Provence, has been shaped by water, as illustrated by its fountains, wash-houses and old tanneries.

We had a coffee on a square where there is a bar/cafe that could be Renee's Cafe (Allo Allo). We were waiting for Renee to come out..........in front of the Portal of Ponteves.

There I needed a toilet and it was as expected: a whole in the floor, BUT with a door, a sink to wash your hands and toilet paper, so not too bad after all.

Then a strawl through the village following a bit the trail of fountains.

Fontaine du Champignon: this fountain became its form af a mushroom by the mush formed into a masse of travertin.

There was also a little market, not much, but I found the perfect gift voor Ineke's delayed birthday present. No, I will keep it as a surprise, but I am sure she will love it, I saw it from a distance and Ineke's name was written all over it.

We visited the church and although I have visited many churches: this was one of a kind.

You will see at the pictures all the statues, the Maria Magdalena in a window, with all little angel heads curved out of the rock.

Even the music was perfect, very light, very Zen. I could have spent hours there, listening to the soft music, watching around and around, no thinking, just feeling.

And of course we light a candle for all our loved ones:

On our way again and then Peter 'found' a very old Atlas for Children.

It has drawings inside from which animal is living in which territory. Fantastic: THE perfect gift for Puck. So, we decided that today it was Puck's birthday, bought a coundle for 10 years, some donuts to put the candles in, drinks and when Stendert, Bardien and Puck came back at the campsite we came up with the gift and the drinks. Nothing else to do then to celebrate a birthday, scrape all food we have together and cook together again. Another beautiful evening.

Tomorrow they are leaving. It will be so quiet around me, but as a last night for the last time we will put together again all the left-overs from the fridges, cook and eat and drink together. Then it is time to detox a little bit and a few early nights.

Tomorrow my last big change over: 6 guests leaving, 2 guests still here, 3 new arrivals and 4 tents for yet another marriage tomorrow evening at the campsite.

It's gonna be a long day tomorrow, but Sunday I will have a lay inn, like probably all the rest, because the music will go on till late and then Monday continuing packing up the tents.

A long story this time, if you like to see all the pictures click on the link in the banner of foto's; will keep you posted of any happenings occuring,hope you are all healthy and happy, like myself, bless you all

Lots of love, Je t'embrasse,

Salut

Rita