{"id":70,"date":"2012-10-09T19:11:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T19:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2012-10-09T19:11:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T19:11:17","slug":"on-ne-voit-bien-quavec-le-coeur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0B\u00e9atrice sourit.
\nMarie a tout organis\u00e9 depuis Prague. Sans dire \u00e0 son amie chez qui elles allaient\u00a0! Elles ont pris un bus de Prague \u00e0 Lyon, un long voyage qui dure toute la nuit… Elles ont s\u00e9journ\u00e9 quelques jours \u00e0 Lyon, puis je suis all\u00e9e les chercher \u00e0 la gare le 8 ao\u00fbt. Avec \u00e9crit \u201chelp x\u201d sur un papier, elles m\u2019ont tout de suite reconnue…<\/p>\n

Nous leur avons montr\u00e9 o\u00f9 s\u2019installer.
\nNous avons tous mang\u00e9 dehors, \u00e0 l\u2019ombre sous le platane.<\/p>\n

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\nApr\u00e8s le repas, elles ont tout de suite commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 trier la r\u00e9colte d\u2019oignons de Paul, puis \u00e0 nettoyer les parterres de fleurs.
\nNous avons fait une petite promenade\u00a0: ce jour-l\u00e0, on voyait tr\u00e8s bien le Mont Blanc.
\nNous avons \u00e9cout\u00e9 des cd de folklore fran\u00e7ais et tch\u00e8que. Et nous les avons regard\u00e9es danser.
\nNous avions d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de lancer beaucoup de travaux au Charbinat. Il fallait aussi pr\u00e9voir l\u2019entretien du parc, des fleurs, des fruits et l\u00e9gumes…
\nMarie et B\u00e9atrice ont travaill\u00e9 sans se lasser, en plein soleil, \u00e0 passer la tondeuse ou le br\u00fbleur thermique\u00a0! La r\u00e9colte des l\u00e9gumes, leur pr\u00e9paration, le tri des pommes pr\u00e9coces, la r\u00e9colte des prunes, des framboises, des m\u00fbres… rien ne les effrayait\u00a0! Le jardin donnait \u00e0 plein.
\nUne fois les tables de carottes et de poireaux d\u00e9barrass\u00e9es des herbes envahissantes, elles ont d\u00e9fonc\u00e9 l\u2019all\u00e9e sur laquelle plus rien ne repoussera avant longtemps. Les carr\u00e9s de fleurs aussi ont embelli.<\/p>\n

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\nEt ce sont elles qui nous ont fait d\u00e9couvrir le serpolet : il envahit le parc, elles d\u00e9sirent en emporter, nous d\u00e9couvrons l\u2019infusion savoureuse de cette plante.
\nPr\u00e9parer un \u00e9norme gratin de blettes ou une ratatouille g\u00e9ante est un jeu d\u2019enfant avec leur aide.<\/p>\n

Toutes les deux sont tr\u00e8s gentilles. Elles cherchent toujours \u00e0 faire plaisir\u00a0!
\nAlors un dimanche, elles acceptent de pr\u00e9parer un repas de sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9s tch\u00e8ques.
\nNous attendons notre ni\u00e8ce et sa fille. \u00c0 la porte d\u2019entr\u00e9e se pr\u00e9sente un jeune homme bronz\u00e9 avec une tunique pas tr\u00e8s nette. Notre fils S\u00e9bastien aurait d\u00fb \u00eatre en Australie, mais le voil\u00e0\u00a0! Notre ni\u00e8ce \u00e9tait trop contente d\u2019\u00eatre sa complice.
\nGrande surprise, mais d\u00e9j\u00e0, il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, il \u00e9tait revenu ici quand nous le croyions \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\u00a0: nous finirons par ne plus \u00eatre \u00e9tonn\u00e9s du tout de ses tours de magicien.
\nB\u00e9atrice et Marie ont pr\u00e9par\u00e9 des bramboraks<\/a> excellents.
\nEn tch\u00e8que<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nEt deux g\u00e2teaux excellents aussi avec pavot, prunes, pommes et raisin.<\/p>\n

Pourtant, cuisiner devenait sportif. La cuisine a \u201cgliss\u00e9\u201d dans la chaufferie.<\/p>\n

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\nElles ont lessiv\u00e9 tout le mobilier entrepos\u00e9 dehors, puis les murs de la cuisine. S\u00e9bastien a d\u00e9moli le sol.<\/p>\n

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\nNous avons eu beaucoup de chance avec la m\u00e9t\u00e9o. Nous avons mang\u00e9 et fait la vaisselle dehors.<\/p>\n

Heureusement, nous avons pu avoir des moments de d\u00e9tente… entre deux coups de pinceau.
\nJe les ai emmen\u00e9es \u00e0 une ferme voisine o\u00f9 il est possible de trouver des produits r\u00e9gionaux. C\u2019est l\u2019occasion pour Marie de se faire faire des bisous par les jeunes vaches.
\nIl y a eu des soir\u00e9es jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9, ici, ou chez nos voisins, un moment de musique, Paul \u00e0 l\u2019accord\u00e9on moi au piano. Bon. Un moment bref… Nous avons encore beaucoup \u00e0 apprendre avant d’esp\u00e9rer pouvoir donner un concert.<\/p>\n

J\u2019\u00e9tais heureuse de leur offrir le cd de mon ami Christopher<\/a> Murray. Je lui ai m\u00eame demand\u00e9 de leur d\u00e9dicacer sa photo. Ce n\u2019est pas dans mes habitudes, mais il est peu connu en France, et c\u2019est dommage. Cela lui a fait un effet \u00e9trange d\u2019\u00eatre connu \u00e0 Prague\u00a0!
\nS\u00e9bastien leur a fait d\u00e9couvrir Grenoble.<\/p>\n

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On ne voit bien qu\u2019avec le c\u0153ur.
\nL\u2019essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
\nCe qui ne se voit pas dans cette cuisine, c\u2019est la t\u00e9nacit\u00e9, la patience, mais aussi les \u00e9clats de rire et la bonne humeur, le long et patient travail de tous qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaire pour faire de cette vieille cuisine une pi\u00e8ce plus belle, pratique et confortable.
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nLe 24 ao\u00fbt, Marie est partie pour l\u2019Italie, B\u00e9atrice pour Prague.
\nVotre pr\u00e9sence a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able, et nous esp\u00e9rons vous revoir.
\nPeut-\u00eatre plus tard\u00a0?<\/p>\n

Merci \u00e0 Joel, une fois encore !<\/p>\n

The essential is invisible to the eyes.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Beatrice smiles.<\/span>
\nMarie has organized everything from Prague. Without telling her friend where they were going\u00a0! They took a bus from Prague to Lyon, a long journey that takes all night… They spent a few days in Lyon, then I went to the station to pick up them on August 8. They immediately recognized me by the paper on which I wrote \u201chelp x\u201d…<\/span><\/p>\n

We showed them where to settle.<\/span>
\nWe all ate outside in the shade under the tree.<\/span>
\nAfter the meal, they immediately began sorting Paul\u2019s harvest of onions, then they cleaned the flowerbeds.<\/span>
\nWe took a short walk\u00a0: that day, we had a great view of Mont Blanc.<\/span>
\nWe listened to cds of French and Czech folklore. And we watched them dance.<\/span><\/p>\n

We decided to begin working in the kitchen at Charbinat. It was also necessary to look after\u00a0 the park, the flowers, fruit and vegetables…<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary and Beatrice worked tirelessly in the hot sun, using the mower and<\/strong> the burner heat\u00a0!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Harvest vegetables, prepare them, sort the early apples, harvest plums, raspberries, blackberries… nothing could scare them\u00a0! The garden gave a lot.<\/span>
\nCarrots and leeks having been cleared of invasive weeds, they turned the soil so that nothing will grow back for a long time. The flower patches were also beautified.<\/span>
\nThey introduced us to the joys of wild thyme\u00a0: it invades the park, they wanted to take some before returning home. They helped us to discover the delicious infusion of this plant.<\/span>
\nPreparing a huge chard gratin or a giant ratatouille was a piece of cake with their help.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both were very friendly. They always try to make things fun\u00a0!<\/span>
\nOne Sunday, they accepted our offer to prepare a meal of Czech specialties.<\/span>
\nOur niece and her daughter are coming today. At the front door a tanned young man arrives in a soiled shirt. We believed our son Sebastian to be in Australia, but here he was\u00a0! Our niece was so happy to be his accomplice.<\/span>
\nWe were surprised. A few years ago, he returned when we believed him to be in Montreal\u00a0: eventually, we will not be surprised by all of his magic tricks.<\/span>
\nBeatrice and Mary prepared excellent bramboraks<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> czech<\/a>
\nAnd also two excellent cakes, with poppy, plums, apples and grapes.<\/span>
\nHowever, cooking became \u201ca sport\u201d. The kitchen was moved into the boiler room.<\/span>
\nThey washed all the furniture stored outside, then the walls of the kitchen. S\u00e9bastien has demolished the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWe were very lucky with the weather. We could eat outside and wash the dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFortunately, we were able to have moments of relaxation… between different activities.<\/span>
\nI took them to a nearby farm where it is possible to find local products. This was an opportunity for Mary to get kissed by young cows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThere were evenings games, here, or in our neighbors\u2019 home, times of music, Paul playing accordion and me piano. Well. We still have much to learn before we can expect to perform a full concert. <\/span>
\nI was happy to give them the cd from my friend Christopher<\/a> Murray. I even asked him to autograph his photo.<\/strong> I\u2019m not accostumed to doing that, but few people know him in France, and I regret this.\u00a0 It was strange for him to be known in Prague\u00a0!<\/span>
\nS\u00e9bastien also drove Beatrice and Marie to Grenoble so they could discover the town.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nOne sees clearly only with the heart.<\/span>
\nThe essential is invisible to the eyes.<\/span>
\nIt\u2019s impossible to see neither tenacity and patience, nor peals of laughter and cheerfulness in the photos of the kitchen. A lot of work was necesary to transform the old kitchen into a nice, convenient and comfortable place.<\/span><\/p>\n

August 24, Marie left for Italy, Beatrice Prague.<\/span>
\nYour presence was very pleasant, and we hope to see you again.<\/span>
\nMaybe later\u00a0?<\/span><\/p>\n

Once more : thank you, Joel !
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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