thankless task

Being the only man in the house on a girl's weekend was always going to be a tall order. The ladies stayed up drinking and laughing until the birds awoke this morning. As a result I slep-walked to church, lunched at La Plancha, ambled on the beach, bid the ladies adieu and went to bed as dusk staggered in; à demain... Granny's Day was celebrated in France today, a more serene version of Mothering Sunday.

Basque of the day:- yawn :: aharrausi (very much the noise a yawn makes)