First snow on Canigou

I am not sure that it is possible for a season to change in one day. Today the sun has returned but the air now feels crisp and cool. It seems as if we have skipped a season. The heating is on and there appears to be no prospect of shedding clothes and letting the sun warm you through until next year. Today we went Christmas shopping in order to avoid the frenzy and stress of the UK high street in the forthcoming weeks. We knew what we wanted and went to get it - job done. In the continuing saga with the water, I discovered from the Mairie that the town sewage system is owned by a different company which sub-contracts and manages the work of the water board. I went to this company's offices, had a conversation with a very helpful lady who said she would sort things out and within a couple of hours had a phone call from a water board regional manager explaining what they would do. Some progress at last!