October 2009: Garden, Pond and thinking ahead
The pond was extremely low but this did give us the opportunity to wade in and clean out a lot of vegetation and muck. It was another very dry summer … Read More
Category: 2009
October 2009: Bedroom progress….
With a few rainy days during our October visit we turned some of our focus onto what is currently the master bedroom (eventually to become a lounge/tv room). For some … Read More
October 2009: Stroll in the countryside
Late one afternoon we strolled around the local lanes enjoying some Autumn sunshine along with the local beef cows. They certainly look happy and contented, unlike our local UK cows that … Read More
Nearly Home
A recently puchased camera has great low light capability, this trip allowed us to try it out on several occasions and the results are very pleasing. These shots were taken … Read More
Wood stock…
With Alan’s help in a couple of hours we cut and split all these logs (the new log splitter being a great success). We wouldn’t fare very well with this … Read More
Terrace Improvements
The overall game plan for the terrace and around the pool is to get the areas ready for concreting. This means installing all the drainage, electrics etc and raising to … Read More
Stormy Night
With the high temperatures during the summer we get regular impressive storms. Tried to capture the lightning on my camera but by the time I figured out the correct exposure the … Read More
Segur Le Chateau
We paid two visits to the market and BBQ at Segur this year and it continues to be a great evening out. For some reason it always threatens to rain … Read More
Pool Improvements
The major work item this summer was to get the area around the pool ready for concreting (next year?) and then tiling (year after?). This involved leveling one area that … Read More