Thursday Today we are up early and off to the caterer. It’s a 2 hour drive so we have to leave around 9:45 to get there on time. It was a beautiful drive through the country up to Gers (W of Toulouse) but unfortunately I was actually working on the way up so didn’t manage to take much of it in. They have a lovely house and beautiful barn, but
Read moreFriday Work most of the day and then in the afternoon I set about sanding in Room 1. Dusty job! Matt says that I’m definitely going to need a shower this evening. I’m not sure what point he’s trying to make but I conceded once I sat down and a plume of dust erupted around me. Thank heavens we have leather sofas. [3 March 2023] Saturday As it’s been a
Read moreMonday 7 days ago we were having our first BBQ at around 20 deg, today we have snow. Welcome to the mountains. It’s a pleasant change from the UK’s constant rain but definitely harder to know whether to take sun cream, an umbrella or snow boots! Matt and I are busy working but so are builder mates Steve. R1 is taping and joining while R2 cracks on with the sound
Read moreMonday Team Steve starts today. Will be great to have things moving along while Matt and I have to work. Unfortunately we won’t be there to greet them as we have to go to Luchon for Matt’s work medical. After a lot of very quick chat in French it turned out to largely be one of those – what is your home set up, do you sit properly, what level
Read moreFriday Working. We did receive delivery of our bathroom sink and tap though so that gives us another job to do. [10 February 2023] Saturday Wow what an amazing surprise this morning, a bouquet of beautiful flowers. It seems that they are from Aunty Carol, one of my mum’s close friends that we have known since we were little, they were for my 40th birthday [French post eh!] Job 1
Read moreSaturday Since the weather seems to have warmed up a little today is going to be a big day on the house. Matt is outside working on the woodshed extension (lean-to) and Rane has come over to give me a lesson in plastering. We’ve been incredibly busy and finished doing the first fixes in Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4! When work was finished we had a quick run down
Read moreMonday Busy working day apart however find a baguette machine on our drive which was pretty exciting and yay, the new lino for the Pink SdB arrived! [23 January 2023] Tuesday Flower deliveries from China. A trip to Spain to buy some wine and appreciate the frozen waterfalls by the side of the road. I’ve also managed to arrange the purchase of a new bookshelf from marketplace for Matt’s office
Read moreFriday Builders are back again today, well a builder is, just the one. Matt and I need to head up to Noroauto to go get the beast looked at. It’s another roll of the dice to see if another diagnostics and cleaning will get it through the CT (MOT), or even better, fix her. Had another project to get in today so some of my jobs were rather more delayed
Read moreSince I’m only just writing this one months later I’m just going to explain what the pictures are of as I don’t really remember to be honest. Friday Matt was playing with the cat in the garden, she loves to chase sticks round and round. The hopper for the boiler was empty so before Tonia head’s off I thought I’d take the opportunity to get someone else inside it to
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