Monday Work and more planting, I shall continue to try to make it the most beautiful place you have ever seen. And more arches, because arches are fancy as f**k! Mum has also been previously very insistent that we take down the metal and glass structure above the front door. Being quite broken it is rather ugly and with us getting the outside of the house done it needs to
Read moreWednesday Afternoon outing over the border to Bossost for a spot of lunch with the lovely Jonny and Cressida. I have a co-worker today, a little yellow ladybug 🙂 After work there’s more happening in the garden/greeen house as we try to get everything growing and ready to look good for the wedding, with Meow being typically helpful as always. Still plenty more to plant and grow. Next off to
Read moreFriday It seems that there’s a whole load of deliveries happening today so apparently I need to be up to receive them. The first one to arrive was the 10 tonnes of top soil and digger that Matt has rented for the weekend. I guess we’ll be working on that this weekend rather than the pink bathroom we’d planned to finish. Matt has made a start but we both have
Read moreSo much for doing one at the same time every year..! It seems that life is quick to run away with you when there is so much to do. It’s now 2 years and 3 and a bit months since we arrived. We have however finally make a second video, but I’d advise you to watch the first one before you watch the new one so you can appreciate how
Read moreThursday 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
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