{"id":1947,"date":"2018-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-14th-january-staying-in-the-tongue-groove\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:55:16","slug":"sunday-14th-january-staying-in-the-tongue-groove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-14th-january-staying-in-the-tongue-groove\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 14th January – Staying in the (Tongue &) Groove"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week has been focussed on one activity (as so many weeks have been in the last few months!) which was continuing with work on Grange.<\/p>\n

In last week\u2019s blog<\/a> I stated that, all being well, I would have all of the internal cladding complete by now \u2013 and I would have done had I been able to work on it every day.\u00a0 I have made excellent progress with the store room only needing a couple of rows of boards on the ceiling and the games room practically complete.\u00a0 There is less than a day\u2019s worth of work to complete the windows and some detailing which, when done, will be a major milestone and allow me to move downstairs and into the parking bays.<\/p>\n

\"Cladding<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cladding<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Games<\/a><\/p>\n

I thought that the ceiling would prove more challenging as I would be fighting gravity for the most part so on Monday David and I started working together to make it easier to hold the 2 metre lengths of lambris up.\u00a0 However, it has proven relatively simple so David was able to focus on other tasks and has been preparing the bathroom in Priory for repainting and freshening up.\u00a0 He has also made a new blind for the window in Priory\u2019s kitchen which is on my list to put up next week.<\/p>\n

The reason that I wasn\u2019t able to work in Grange every day was that on Friday I had another task.\u00a0 Now we have lived in Kergudon for 3 years our ideas of how we want to organise our own home have been able to take shape and firm up.\u00a0 As such we have decided what sort of furniture we want where \u2013 and we need a lot of storage(!) \u2013 so we have been using a French website called LeBonCoin, which is the equivalent of Gumtree or Craig\u2019s List to see if we can find the items we want.<\/p>\n

The advantage of using LeBonCoin is that most things can be found.\u00a0 The disadvantage is that France is a big country and Brittany doesn\u2019t have many large centres of population which are always the most probable place where things are being sold.\u00a0 We did find a cabinet which we liked the look of but it was for sale a couple of hours away however, thankfully, it was sensibly priced so, even factoring in the fuel required to collect, it was worthwhile and I spent Friday driving to pick it up.<\/p>\n

David has also been working on a number of new menus and dishes which showcase the great local produce that we are lucky enough to enjoy here.\u00a0 I mentioned in a blog last year that we have devised a \u2018Gastronomic Weekend\u2019 which is the closest we come to \u2018all inclusive\u2019 at Kergudon and allows you to enjoy these treats as well.\u00a0 David\u2019s catering always receives amazing feedback and his presentation is fabulous, these weekends allow David to demonstrate exactly how competent he is in the kitchen with the meals we create.<\/p>\n

Our \u2018Gastronomic Weekends\u2019 are a 48 hour package in Priory, our ancient presbytery with its magnificent stone work and four-poster bed, where you will be able to indulge in the local food and wide range of drinks available (while Brittany is known for its cider it has some excellent beers and spirits too) and treat yourself to a luxurious break. We have selected some specific weekends in April when this package is available which can be seen on our website.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t wait until April to come and visit, until 25th<\/sup> March Brittany Ferries is currently offering an excellent deal on short breaks (up to 4 nights) in France.\u00a0 There are some crossings Plymouth to Roscoff (our closest channel port) between 9 and 18 February (the perfect St. Valentine treat?) or, many more dates are available to St. Malo which is only a couple of hours from us.<\/p>\n

We would love to see you.<\/p>\n

Salut.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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