May 2010 – Bakers Stand
Am not sure if M&S deliver to France but I did manage to squeeze this package into the car on the way down: This puchase was to match the small table … Read More
Category: 2010
May 2010 – Pool opening
Opening the pool after the winter is always an interesting experience, not knowing what state we will find it in always adds a little trepidation as we open the cover. … Read More
April 2010 – External walls
There were several items in ‘plan’ for this visit but the list didn’t include working on the outside of the house! Not sure why we started on this but it … Read More
April 2010 – All down the…..
The first few days of the trip it rained most of the time, this visually reminded me that while the underground pipes had been installed for a surface drain (to … Read More
April 2010 – Our guests will be pleased….. eventually
After little internal work for a couple of years I finally gave in to pressure and started work on the first of the two new bathrooms. This had all been waiting … Read More
April 2010 – Timber….
The area around the pond was becoming overshadowed by a large sycamore tree and the smaller trees were suffering due to a lack of light once leaves were on the … Read More
April 2010 – A new door
Unfortunately I forgot to take a ‘before’ picture so the ‘after’ will have to suffice on it’s own. We decided back in October that the bathroom would benefit from some … Read More
April 2010 – The barn wall unveiling
The old barn walls have been covered with ivy and other climbing, clinging, destructive weeds (plants is far too kind) since we bought the house. The smaller of the two … Read More
October 2009: Limoges…
On this trip I had driven down a few days ahead of the family (reduced by one due to no half terms at university) and picked them up from Limoges … Read More
October 2009: Slight leak….
The pleasure of arriving on this trip was slightly reduced when I spotted a hole in the roof of one of the outbuildings. A quick investigation showed that the timber … Read More