{"id":2402,"date":"2018-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-2-september-belated-update\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:55:28","slug":"sunday-2-september-belated-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-2-september-belated-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 2 September(!) – Belated Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firstly, apologies for not posting a blog last night.\u00a0 We have been hosting Dave\u2019s 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<\/a> overlooking the fabulous Lac du Drennec to take maximum advantage of a fabulously sunny day.\u00a0 It seems that a couple of strong beers in the sun, coupled with the end of an exhausting summer season, meant that I had to have a little siesta in the afternoon!\u00a0 I must be getting old.<\/p>\n

We then went to one of our favourite restaurants in the evening in the neighbouring village of Saint Rivoal, the Auberge du Menez<\/a>.\u00a0 We continue to be impressed by the Auberge and its owner \/ chef, Yann.\u00a0 He is really making it a huge success with adventurous food (3 of us had the scallop tartare as seen on his Facebook page) and an accompanying music programme.\u00a0 Having this and Au Lac both within 5 kms of us is a real bonus.<\/p>\n

To the work \u2026\u00a0 Last week\u2019s blog<\/a> said that I would definitely do a couple of things and possibly one other.\u00a0 I actually have managed to complete or start both of the things which I said I would, but no progress on the log cutting.<\/p>\n

We are really pleased with how our hedges are now starting to take proper shape and, as I mentioned a few weeks back, we have taken the chance to be a bit more brutal in cutting them.\u00a0 The job expanded a little as I chose to clear an area of the hedge on the main lawn to expose the yew plants we have added over the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

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While I\u2019m afraid that these pictures aren\u2019t great we are delighted that many of them are growing strongly and will, eventually, make for a more secure and attractive boundary than we have ever had.\u00a0 The same applies to the privet in Granary garden where I have repositioned some older plants and added lots of cuttings at the base to thicken out and extend the hedge.<\/p>\n

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The other thing that will make our garden much more secure is the new gate that we have added at the north entrance leading onto Str\u00e9at al Louarn which I didn\u2019t show pictures of last week.\u00a0 Here are a couple.<\/p>\n

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We think it has cleaned up pretty well having been stood against the Dairy wall for a couple of years and definitely makes a difference to the access.\u00a0 We have hung 2 gates, a wider vehicle gate and a narrow pedestrian access, both hinged on the inside so we can open them 180 degrees and not block the lane.\u00a0 It did mean that there was a fairly wide gap beneath both which wasn\u2019t ideal as one principal reason we wanted them was to prevent our neighbour\u2019s dog coming into the garden.\u00a0 However, in order to allow it to swing through 180 degrees I need to scrape a lot of gravel and stone from inside which I am using to level the ground.<\/p>\n

While I haven\u2019t yet placed any stone for the new wall. I have started the work.\u00a0 I have buried the additional cable we positioned for a light on the east side of the gate, which will match that opposite.\u00a0 I have also used a large piece of slate which was lying just outside the drive to create a step under the pedestrian access.\u00a0 When it is all finished there should be a gentle gradient down to the lane and you won\u2019t need a 4×4 to drive in and out!<\/p>\n

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

No progress on the wood cutting and splitting but I may try and do some of that this week as, while we are enjoying June-like weather again currently, Saturday was the start of meteorological autumn and the nights will start to get a little chilly.\u00a0 We will need to think about protecting some of our more delicate plants in the jungle bed especially our lovely banana that we planted which seems to have thrived since being liberated from its pot.<\/p>\n

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

Thank you to those who provided their views in response to our request for changeover day selection.\u00a0 No definitive answer made as yet but all views are appreciated.<\/p>\n

This week, more progress on the gate wall; potentially some log cutting and probably some more weeding which is always required!<\/p>\n

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

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