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Last week, I had started re-staining the exterior of the windows in Granary while the weather was warm (hot) and dry.  I hoped that I would be able to complete this job if the weather remained favourable – and it has. In fact, we are starting to get a little concerned about this continued heat…

At the end of last week’s blog, I said that I wasn’t sure what this week would bring but that there was a lot to do.  Turns out what it did bring was lots and lots of heat!  Thankfully, being in the north west, we have not had quite such high heat as Paris and…

In last week’s blog I shared some pictures of the Stable having completed the refurbishment but you would have seen that we hadn’t refurnished it.  We had the first 3 days of last week to do that before our guests arrived on Wednesday evening (there’s nothing like working to a deadline!)  We gave the space…

Last week’s blog didn’t contain any images as the refurbishment of Stable wasn’t complete.  This week’s does and, while we have not yet refurnished the gîte, all of the decoration in the main space is finished and it looks excellent. I mentioned last week that painting the ceiling had taken longer than we anticipated owing…

A really short blog this week, and with no pictures, as I want to leave the big reveal of the refurbished Stable until next week.  Partly because it will be a larger change but mostly because it isn’t finished yet! It has been much slower progress than I had hoped (sound familiar?!) especially painting the…

Firstly, my apologies for not posting a blog last week – and not saying that I wouldn’t.  Also, don’t get excited with the main picture – we haven’t got a new puppy!  Why, later. I had intended to post something but it would have been fairly short, without many images and run along the lines…

Last week’s blog said that I anticipated a productive week and I think I am happy with what I achieved.  I am certainly happy with the outcome of the jobs. With the weather having been pretty good for most of the week, dry at least if not as warm as we’d like, we have managed…

Last week’s blog said that my efforts would depend on two things – the weather, and the decision we make regarding my duff chainsaw. In the end we did as we thought we might, in that we have opted to buy the same, cheaper, brand of chainsaw rather than fork out a much larger sum…

Having said goodbye to Dave’s parents on Wednesday another week has flown past.  This week has been at least a little more productive than last as I haven’t been hampered with a cold, and I have done lots of smaller, but worthwhile, tasks including continuing to clear the garage bays – slow progress!   In…

I mentioned at the end of last week’s blog that David’s parents were to arrive with us on Easter Monday.  This they did bringing lots of gifts and things that we wanted (items we had ordered from the UK, such as new forks, which they kindly take delivery of, store and deliver during their visits)…