{"id":3015,"date":"2019-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-18-august-more-play-than-work\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:55:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:55:46","slug":"sunday-18-august-more-play-than-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-18-august-more-play-than-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 18 August – More play than work!"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I didn\u2019t post a blog last week, I can\u2019t say that the previous fortnight has been the most productive of our time here.<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons for this, not just because we\u2019ve been lazy(!)\u00a0 Sadly, at least for our guests if not the garden, it hasn\u2019t been the most summery of weather so we haven\u2019t been able to work outside often.\u00a0 We have also had a fairly social couple of weeks including hosting, and being hosted, by some very good friends who have, and are, staying in our g\u00eetes.<\/p>\n

In the last couple of weeks we have experienced 2 mini-storms when some deep low pressure systems have passed to the north west of the UK.<\/p>\n

During the first we had been invited out to a mini son et lumi\u00e8re in the village of Saint Th\u00e9gonnec<\/a>.\u00a0 The village is celebrated for its parish close<\/a> or enclos paroissial which is one of many in this region.\u00a0 The enclos paroissial is the enclosed area in front of the church which often includes an ossuary but always has a calvary, an elaborate sculpture depicting the crucifixion.<\/p>\n

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When originally built, generally in the 17th<\/sup> century, they were highly decorated and very brightly coloured, each parish attempting to prove their devotion with a calvary larger and more colourful than the others.\u00a0 Over the years this decoration has faded so they are all the colour of the stone they are engraved from.<\/p>\n

Every year a son et lumi\u00e8re<\/a> is held in a couple of the enclos paroissial where the calvary is lit to represent how they would have looked originally with an explanation of the architecture and history of the close.\u00a0 We were very impressed with the illumination which is amazingly detailed and able to pick out eyes, buttons and decorations on clothing.\u00a0 We were less impressed with the weather which was monsoon rain!<\/p>\n

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The, briefly, autumnal conditions led to a postponement of the annual fireworks on the lac du Drennec but only by a day.\u00a0 The fireworks are run by the Commana commune as their F\u00eate Nationale celebration but are always about a month after 14 July \u2013 possibly so as not to clash with everyone else\u2019s events.<\/p>\n

As Sizun, Commana put on a really good show and make the most of the location.\u00a0 We took our friends for a lovely meal at Au Lac before enjoying the show.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The following day we took a day off to visit another group of friends who were holidaying in Carnac in the south of Finist\u00e8re.\u00a0 Carnac, approximately 2 hour from us, is renowned for its many prehistoric standing stones (menhirs) and henges and is well worth a visit but we chose to meet halfway in Concarneau.<\/p>\n

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We love Concarneau and describe it as a mini Saint Malo because of its old walled city, but the day we chose to visit so too did every holiday maker in Finist\u00e8re, or so it seemed!\u00a0 That, coupled with it being market day and the start of a major summer festival, meant that the town was heaving with people \u2013 quite a culture shock from the calm of Saint Cadou but worth it to see our friends albeit briefly.<\/p>\n

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With more rain recently than we would have expected I have been able to lay some grass seed on the rear bank we created a few weeks ago which should germinate quite quickly as it remains warm.\u00a0 It has also meant that I have continued to clear out the garage principally so that I could put the rotary clothes line in one of the bays and continue to dry the laundry!<\/p>\n

After the second storm had passed through we recovered the serre with its original bache but have also added a second sheet which we have bungeed to the frame and then anchored the whole frame to the ground with some ratcheting straps attached to spiral ground stakes usually used to attach dogs to.\u00a0 Hopefully that should keep it secure through the worst of the storms we encounter.<\/p>\n

With the serre covered and able to be filled I now have no excuses for not clearing the remainder of the garage bays out \u2013 although I suspect I\u2019ll find some!<\/p>\n

Assuming I don\u2019t, that may be the focus of next week\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

Kenavo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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