……we went to the local Gymkhana to experience some of the country’s cultural heritage. As promised, parts of it were pure “Thelwell”, some parts farcical, but we were filled with a sense of envy for those privileged kids participating. Horses are such wonderful noble creatures and while some are incredibly patient and long suffering, others express much disdain at being expected to jump over things at the apparent whim of Freddie or Beatrice and stop suddenly at the very idea. The parents urge from the side with encouraging “Oh! darling!...never mind…well done you!” We assuaged thoughts of our deprived childhoods by returning to our “manor” and flinging ourselves into the heated swimming pool with surround sound in the ‘hedge’. Work here has been racked up yet another notch as our employer is coming for 6 weeks from this weekend. The other day I was doing something inside and selected some of my favourite music from a panel in the wall. I couldn’t seem to get any volume, so kept pressing the control until I could hear it. It was not as good as other rooms “must get one of the techies to check it out” I thought. The site manager rushed inside and said “What’s going on? Everyone is being deafened on the site!!!” I had accidently activated the “hedge” surrounding the swimming pool and was blasting the site with Beethoven, much to the shock and horror of the workmen….and probably most of the village! Such is life as a servant!
All is pretty much in readiness for the residency. A chef arrives on Sunday…to whom I will be “sous chef”……the chef has cooked for Royalty so I have great expectations of learning heaps. We will be pretty much “off planet” i.e. in another world for the next 6 weeks so please don’t think we have forgotten you. We miss you and wish you were here – in fact some of you will be in a very short time, can’t wait……lots of love xxxxx
