sunday spinners and splashes

What a fabulous day. With glorious sunshine to boot. A select group of spinners complete with baby alpaca in pen took up residence on the church square, whilst 15 or so artists using differing media set up in the trees around the plan d'eau. The sun shone bright and strong and Saint Fraimbault filled with happy tourists. Meanwhile Patrick Chopin continued his training class showing his eager and by now much-muddied students how to finish off the traditional wattle and daub bread ovens, Denis Leroy set up a solar powered oven to roast some chickens and Christelle the head gardener held rose petal jam-making demonstrations. Papillon did a roaring trade - kicked off by the picnic bags we prepared for artists and artisans alike - and a good time was most defintiely had by all. Ron the baby alpaca had to go home early though as the church bells scared him a little and he got awful tired being the subject of total and utter admiration all day long.