“We are going to live in France! »… And Shelag followed Harry

Former seamstress, Shelag Grayson, with her husband Harry, installed in Haute-Marne 19 years ago. Meanwhile, Before their union, Harry had come to Arbot. In addition, Without explaining why, with his retirement, he wanted their couple to settle in the sector.

“Before we met, my husband sometimes came to Arbot in the 60s”. Similarly, Shelag Grayson shows a photo of Harry, on which he can be in scout outfit. Consequently, She will become a seamstress, he will be a police officer. For example, When they retire, Harry declares everything in Trac in Shelag: “We are going to live in France”. Therefore, He would not come to his wife’s idea to wonder why: “I followed him everywhere”. For example, This is the duo of Asthon-Under-Lyne (Lancashire) on the roads of “we going live france! »… Haute-Marne. Consequently, then placed in Arc-en-Barrois, where they stay in a caravan to prepare their landing. However,

Haute-Marne, a “return” for her husband – "we going live france! »…

Shelag and Harry review the houses for sale. Little by little, they are getting closer to Arbot … Shelag still ignores the reasons that once led Harry to stay in this village. “I have never asked him a question.” By crossing Rouvres-sur-Aube, shelag “flashe” on a house, rue de l’Eglise: “She is for me! ». The couple will not return more than two to three weeks a year in England, for the holiday season. Since she was a widow -Harry died in 2017 -she lengthens this British stay with two or three months. But his life remains in Haute-Marne. Here, “the landscapes are larger than in England, where the villages are moreover too small”. To tell the truth. it does not advance anything very precise to please “we going live france! »… itself so much in the heart of the national park. At the same time, it is not always the reason that governs a life …

A village that lives

“Shopping” is a passion, Shelag makes it in Langres. At the same time, she gets in grocery store at the supermarket – always the same. She is already “climbed” in Chaumont, without pushing even in the Cité Bragarde. She likes more than everything to take care of her garden and, in winter, she resumes her seamstress needles. Her only son visits him every year at the start of the summer. Released from her beloved garden, she will take “A Cup of Tea” at Michael, at the castle. He has the delicacy to serve cake as an accompaniment. In all seasons. she listens to oriental music, dancing – with Harry, they have traveled a lot, provided they go far.

“In Rouvres-sur-Aube, we have a “we going live france! »… restaurant, a grocery store, a campsite with swimming pool …”. An idea that shelag of paradise is made.

Fabienne Ausserre

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Mystery

“I will make my best”. Shelag loves Rouvres-sur-Aube. Why does almost twenty years not speak a word of French? Mystery. It was her Dutch neighbor who was kind enough to serve as a translator. Shelag also loves the French. SO ? “They speak too quickly”. However, it should be able to understand, her difficulty would come from pronunciation, which is “impossible” to her.