I have no smurfing time to write smurfy blog entries, nor the desire after the long smurfing days we have been having since June. Yes, now that the weather has changed the traffic has noticeably slowed down, which is not unappreciated, but the weekends have still be quite robust in terms of traffic and the village still has its rented local police enforcing traffic regs and parking norms.
Meanwhile, the valley's chestnut trees have begun to change color and provide that lovely autumnal feeling along with a chill in the air! Soon if not already, it will be time to light the stove or the fire and cuddle up with a lovely book and glass of wine.
Our American painting group came through in October as planned and they all left happy and content. That said, sadly they will not return to the Smurf village in 2012 as it was not quite the same experience in 2011 as in 2010 B.S. ("before Smurfs"...?) when one felt that the village was all for the group only and now it was hard to feel at home in the hotel itself with all the noise generated by the passing trade of the Smurf spectators. Oh Smurf!!
The village has it annual wild mushroom conference planned for a launch on 11 November, 3 days of examining mushrooms, searching for mushrooms, reading about mushrooms, eating mushroom, everything mushroom!! What could be more Smurfy?
I think I will revolt a bit and paint my chimneys in color as before before there is an election which makes it illegal to paint your house or facade anything but Smurf blue!!!
I am going on my break now, more Smurf tales later, have a Smurfy weekend!!
