Ben and Dave’s Blog

We have been extremely blessed with the autumn weather so far which has been dry and warm for days.  Today is no exception and our guests are even outside this afternoon using the sun loungers – not bad for 21st October. The dry weather has also allowed me to continue with the work I started…

Last week’s blog said that I hoped to be able to progress and, potentially even, empty the man shed.  I am delighted to say that I have managed to do that and a little bit more, as we have even started the demolition. This project will make a huge difference to us in a number…

I posted last week’s blog a little early as I mentioned that we had a fun event arranged and, for a similar reason, I am posting this week’s blog a little late! Last Sunday night David and Belinda had arranged an end-of season BBQ and party to mark the conclusion of a busy and successful…

At the end of last week’s blog I said, again, that I hoped this week I would have started cutting and clearing some of the wood that we have cut and is lying around the ‘estate’.  Now is a good time as we continue to enjoy some fantastic weather in the daytime, clear dry and…

This week’s blog will be fairly short as it has been focussed entirely on one task, building the wall on the east side of the north gate.  The photos will look more impressive if compared to last week’s images. It has proven to be a slow task for a number of reasons but, other than…

Looking back at last week, it has been one when we have been occupied with the routine matters of maintenance and running the business.  I can’t recall a time, other than perhaps today, when we haven’t been doing something, but there are no major projects completed. Coming to the end of the summer season, with…

Firstly, apologies for not posting a blog last night.  We have been hosting Dave’s parents for the last week and took the opportunity to visit our favourite market at Daoulas in the morning followed by a couple of pre-lunch beers at Au Lac overlooking the fabulous Lac du Drennec to take maximum advantage of a…

This week’s blog won’t have much detail and won’t include any pictures of the work we have done, as there hasn’t been too much! I will show some images, courtesy of Eurosport, of the Tour de France passing through our local town of Sizun, and there are many more of the 3 days in Brittany…

Sadly for last week’s guests, based on the weather we ‘enjoyed’ you could conclude that summer had ended.  In reality, while it was far from the searing heatwave we had before, it was also not wet enough to make much difference to the drought-affected garden.  It did however prevent me cutting any more of the…

I don’t know where this week has gone.  Life is very different for us in France but it still seems to pass very quickly – more so now, during high season, when we are full and Stable, our chambre d’hôte, is changing over regularly. As last week, the principal activity has been continuing to cut…