There were three of us for the BCP Communion service this morning, and we remembered Christ's baptism. Just before the service, an electrician called to inspect the hot water boiler, which stopped delivering hot water over the weekend. It seems a new thermostat is needed, and has to be ordered.
Afterwards, Jeff and Joy invited churchwarden Jane and myself to go out to lunch with them. First, we walked back from church to their lakeside garden flat not far from the Casino for a drink beforehand. Then we drove to the restaurant and parked near the débarcadière, close to the Hotel Splendid, whose restaurant we then dined in.
Most other restaurants on the Grand Rue are on the ground floor, and reflect the culinary cultural change which has taken place over the past quarter of a century, with the influx of Italian and oriental restaurants, catering for visitors from all over the world. The Hotel Splendid is up in the first floor, above the shops and other restaurants, and still serves typical Swiss cuisine. I ate saumon truite meunière, washed down with white wine from the Clos de St Vincent vineyard, just above the old town, fifteen minutes walk away from the hotel. This was rather special, and the wine itself it certainly one which a local restaurant can serve with confidence.
I did some shopping before walking back to Church House. In the church car park stood the Subaru Impreza, without its number plates, waiting to be collected for scrapping, since it failed its MOT and is not worth repairing. Such a shame, as it was an entertaining sporty car to drive. Even so, I'm just as happy on public transport and walking around town.
No call came from the electrician during the rest of the day to arrange installation of a new thermostat. The water, however seemed a little less tepid following the electrician's visit. The temperature gauge confirmed the change I noticed. The theromostat still needs replacing, though it's not quite dead.
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