The Magic Roundabout

One of the best and most surprising bits of news from Nowhere-in-France last week was the arrival of Our Very Own « feature roundabout » !!

After my earlier blog post extolling the virtues of these local landmarks, I was very surprised to find that we now have one on the main road at the entrance to our village. Even more surprised, as it literally appeared overnight!

Having been to dinner with friends the previous evening, (via the roundabout which, at that time, sprouted some rather sad brown grass and a rectangle of earth) I was driving into the village to join them again for lunch in our local bar-resto (which, incidentally, is Under New Management – more of which anon…) and, as I approached the roundabout, I saw a whole host of people, cars parked all over the verges alongside, and this:

It’s a replica of the main doorway to our XII Century local church and, although it looks a little stark at the moment, I am assured that it is to be landscaped in the coming weeks, so I look forward to returning next month and seeing the finished article.

I later discovered that our neighbour can claim a certain responsibility for the success of the project thus far. Apparently, it was too heavy to lift into position, so he was summoned with his tractor to winch it upright. Very splendid it looks, too.