Back to the Volet (shutter) grind...

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

These sunny days are beginning to be monotonous…not! Not so warm as yesterday but still nice. The air had a nip to it that called for a sweater or jacket. By now the stones in the farmhouse had soaked up enough heat that at least when I stepped inside I felt that it was markedly warmer than outside, not something I would have said just a few days ago. In fact I noticed that for the first few days I had automatically left the door open during the day so that the inside would benefit from the warmer outside air. Now I was assiduously closing the door to keep the inside warmth on the inside , done just as automatically as the former. Sometimes we do run on autopilot.

Dr. Berdrow finished her interviewing this morning and we took another walk around the castle before she left. Its always good to hear the reflection of one’s own words, to hear the metal and tenor of them such that you come to know the veracity of which you speak, that this idea that has gotten hold of you makes sense to other people. It is always the greatest of validations to have someone “get it”, to understand what it is that you’re doing even if it’s as huge as rebuilding a ruined chateau or as simple as sweeping the floor.

The remainder of the day I spent working on shutters and painting them. In fact I worked late into the night since I knew I wouldn’t be working tomorrow at all. Because tomorrow I was going to taste the wine.

Ahhh! Captain why do you treat with these Spanish sailors and their wine. You should be drinking French wine! I think the pages fell from my hand as I went to sleep because I woke up with the lights on.