Posts by Benjamin Dickins

In last week’s blog, I mentioned that we had a few days before we had new guests arrive.  This has turned out to be nearer a couple of weeks as one of the guests who were due to stay with us was diagnosed with COVID and so, sensibly, decided not to travel. It is still…

And so we arrive in October.  How did that happen??  September seems to have passed in a bit of a blur, hence no blog since the 4th September! Looking back over the past month, I don’t think I have been especially slack but, equally, I can’t honestly say that I have made great leaps forward. …

Last week’s blog said that, with our friends having departed back to the UK, I would be able to make some good progress on our projects and pick up the hedge cutting task.  Yes and no! The extended dry period we have had this year has well and truly ended with last week being one…

I cannot believe that it has been 4 weeks since I last wrote a blog.  I did say that I am far more productive in the periods outside of the high season and that is certainly true this year. We have been very fortunate to have all of the accommodation full for the whole of…

Last week’s blog was solely about the fires we had experienced in the Monts D’Arrée and their impact on the area. Thankfully this week has been much less dramatic – although 3 fire engines driving at speed down Hent Gorreker with their blue lights flashing at 2300 yesterday caused some concern!  We couldn’t see where…

I titled last week’s blog ‘Hot Property’ based on the, rather brilliant, news that we had made a list of the top 25 gîtes and villas to stay in Northern France in The Times Weekend section.  It also reflected that we were enjoying (enduring?!) a record-breaking heatwave.  We didn’t realise that the property risked getting…

I think I have to acknowledge that I am far more productive in the spring, autumn and winter months hence me not having blogged since 26th June. This is partly because there are far too many distractions in the summer (some more valid than others and I don’t need too much to distract me!); partly…

Re-reading last week’s blog, which I always do before writing a new one, I see that I made an error with the date.  For some reason I believed it was 22nd June last Sunday and not the 16th.  How I got this idea I don’t know but, if it were the 22nd, I probably still…

You may have seen that I didn’t blog last week.  When I don’t write, it is generally for one of a few reasons.  Either we are away from Kergudon; I am so focussed on a particular project and working to a tight deadline that I haven’t had the chance; or I have achieved very little…

Apologies for not writing a blog last week.  I had said at the end of the previous one that we would reward ourselves with a couple of days of light duties having completed Granary.  Those couple of days have become closer to a couple of weeks – although not entirely by choice! It is often…