A stupid mistake ........

..... with some nasty consequences.

To make a long story short,  I was looking around in the vineyard while the trimmer was going on since everything is just a bit different than at home.  When the tractor had stopped I noticed something strange and went to have a better look, not realising that the blades were still running.  I reached to fix and heard a yell and then it was too late. I was rushed to the nearest hospital  by the proprietor , but there they could not do anything for me, so I was brought to Toulon. I got surgery on three fingers, two cut tendons and a broken thumb. Was brought back by ambulance and in the mean time I realised that my French adventure had taken a slide in another direction. Never a dull moment.

So, since a week I try to live with the use of just one hand, my left one and thus the 'wrong' one. I have improved a lot but there are things I just cannot or am not allowed to do like: driving a car, flossing teeth, tying shoelaces, closing rubbish bags etc.etc.  I am very fortunate that I can stay on this property and the lady-owner transports me to the hospital when needed (3 times a week at the moment) and this whole trip takes 4 hours all together. Also, I feel confident that I will recover since I am in very good hands at a specialised hand clinic.  They have already started to give me fysiotherapy on my hand, which is encouraging but for at least 6 weeks I will have to wear the cask around my hand and thus no work for me.

If anyone knows of a handsome male nurse who wants to stay in the Provence for a while .......

Cheers,
Anita