Patrick Rossetti has been our blacksmith for the donkeys for 5 years now, coming about 4 times a year. [big strong lad isn't he?] He has such a calm, affable manner that the donkeys are little angels for him. If there is a bit of shuffling and pushing he whistles a tune and that seems to calm them again. I was very pleased today as he said how much my French had improved. I had to tell him how much his English had improved, which he puts down to all his English customers with horses and donkeys, his tel. number is 0563670686 if anyone needs a good blacksmith.The two children and their parents staying in the gite came and watched the procedure with interest and I gave both the youngsters a bit of dirty ''toe nail' [sabot / hoof] each afterwards, As they walked off I heard her saying '' we will leave them outside children!''
He is also the President of his local petanque club, coaches youngsters and one of his boys is destined to be the young champion of France [think he was second last year, but on course for winning this]
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