Month: December 2022

Working Holiday – 13-20 Sep

Tuesday Since we’re now in our last week of holiday, I am making the most of not having to get up. I was out of bed by about 11/11:30 but generally just pottered about the bedroom getting us unpacked, sorting the washing and putting away the huge pile of Matt’s clothes that has been building up – the washing fairy (and I) refuse, as his mother did, to put his

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L’Escala – Greeks ands Romans say YES – 10-12 Sep

If you’re looking for a blog about working on the house look away now, this is just our holiday photo slide show. Read it or not at your will! Saturday It’s early, well for me at least. I have to get up to leave by 10am! What kind of a holiday is this?! After our last car trip we realised that we can take lots more things than in a

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It’s all in the planning – 30 Aug-3 Sep

Tuesday Busy day of work, obviously Meow thought she wasn’t getting enough attention however so insisted that Matt play with her more. All of a sudden we heard a really loud noise and went to investigate. I’m still not sure what it was that they were carrying below the helicopter – ideas on the back of a postcard please (or just in the comments would also work, but I like

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Joelle and the Chaney-Shorts visit – 27-29 Aug

Saturday Well they just missed spending Mum’s birthday with us but it’s great to have them coming over. I was completely confused where they were coming from – I’d mixed up Valbonne with Narbonne and had no idea why they were going to take so very long to get here. It did make me all the more impressed that they did come to visit, despite my reminders that it is

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Lee and Vicky, Summer Visit no.1 – 18-23 Aug

Thursday Lee and Vicky (aka “the kids”) arrive this evening so between work we were busy getting the house ready for guests. They’ll have to share their room with a big stack of insulation but even then it’s bigger than most hotel rooms. Thankfully they are getting the train down too so that buys us some extra time as there is a lot to do and a lot of work

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Let the insulating commence – 8-17 August

Monday Matt is coming home today which I’m rather excited about. I’ve got lots of work to do though and keen to get as much done as possible before he comes home so we can spend some extra time together. Dinner was the last of the defrosted lasagne that mum had made – thanks, it was delicious! Matt’s on a late flight though and it also seems that it’s been

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