Living and Gardening in Brittany

I now have amazon Prime thanks to my grandson which means I can watch live tennis or even catch-up if I miss a match. I also have the internet and what's app on my smart phone. I don't think I mentioned the floods of yesterday but access to most of the town by foot was mostly flooded. However today it is sunny and warmer. Sunnier weather has been promised for most of the week. RESOLUTION- Must walk every day. Too much TV watching is no good for my health. Must begin gardening. I am waiting for my son to put down a base for a small shed. The cats refuse to use the cat flap as yet. Cheeky is happy but refuses to use the cat flap. This is my walk to Tesco. This is the view from my front door. I can't see it through the frosted glass window only when the door is open.

I bought window boxes and compost and daffodil bulbs and tulip bulbs. I can't relax until the starred items in the last post have been completed. I began to deal with the neighbour who has extended his garden into council land and around the back of my garden. He parks his lorry and trailer behind the house which fills all the space from the road up to the rear of my house. I have taken photos of it and visited a solicitor to see if there is anything I can do about it. The wall is my boundary. My neighbour has erected the fence behind the wall. The gate is the entrance to my garden. The fence erected by my neighbour extends into council land. This is the gate which the council has installed. It is frequently blocked by the neighbour's lorry and trailer. In fact, his lorry is so wide that it is impossible to squeeze past it to access my back gate. 

So the state of play on this date - 1) The house is still mine 2) France Telecom/Orange still continues to send emails and probably bills - I daren't  look 3)The buyers are yet to sign* 4) I haven't received the insurance money* 5) I am still paying for a) Water b) rubbish collection c) electricity in France* 6) I am paying here for a) Council Tax b) Gas and Electricity 7) Must check water Yesterday I received a bill from the plumber in France. They said that they had fixed the leak. So much to unpack.