From the top ‘Men with Marigolds’, Sale in Flow, Scary Witches and lastly, Before the Off ! Yes, of course the photos should have been in reverse order but who knows how to do that ??!! Again, we have to thank all of you who supported us and it was lovely to hear lots of people say how much they like to make a day of it, coffee, cake and browsing in the morning then lunch and back to make sure they haven’t missed any great books in the afternoon. We all enjoy the day immensely and the fantastic result of 3,100 euros at the end of it, made it so worthwhile. We donated 100 euros to ‘Donkey Jan’ for her amazing donkey refuge, plus Jan comes along at the end of the day to take books to sell at her refuge. The rest of the money was split between Dog Rescue and Cancer Support France. You can be sure that every euro goes to help dogs and people with difficulties related to cancer.
We are now planning the next sale for March 17th 2018 which I am reliably informed is St. Patrick’s Day, so be prepared for an Irish influence to the sale. We are already collecting books as our storage facility will not be needed until after the sale, so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to donate. What I suggest to people is to have a ‘Poorpaws Book Box’ where you can put books as you finish them (unless of course you want to keep them) then they are ready to go when the box is full. Same for dvds.
Again, and again I say THANK YOU !!!
You will see on the website three little dogs, Coco and her children are going t Germany to be rehomed. Little Norbury has had no luck so far so will be leaving Danielle to come here to me. He is such a frightened little chap, heaven knows what happened to him before he was rescued, but if he is not adopted he will stay here at Poorpaws with the others who either have problems who have just never been chosen. I put in a plea here for Dino and Toby, both great energetic dogs who just need a chance.
November already ! Mind you we had such a great October I feel I’m ready for Winter now. I’ve been preparing my Autumn/Winter pots for our terrace but it is taking time as the Summer flowers just aren’t dying due to the lovely weather. Before I came to France I loved Chrysanthemums but because French people use them as flowers for the deceased it has rather put me off. However, I am determined to plant some this year, at least they won’t have the fate of just dying on a tombstone as most of the others here will !
I had planned to go to England on the 16th November to be with my pal Sue following her mastectomy and I have booked my ticket, however apparently there is a general strike planed for France that day so I fear my flight may be cancelled. Also Sue has had bronchitis so hasn’t yet had her op, so all in the balance.
Have a great November,
Sue xx