{"id":6723,"date":"2022-04-03T17:45:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/?p=6723"},"modified":"2022-04-03T17:47:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:47:52","slug":"sunday-03-april-what-a-difference-a-week-makes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-03-april-what-a-difference-a-week-makes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 03 April \u2013 What\u00a0 A Difference a Week Makes"},"content":{"rendered":"

My last blog<\/a> was after an extended period away which, I mentioned usually means that we have been away from Kergudon.\u00a0 The absence of a blog last Sunday was not however as we\u2019d been travelling (twice in a month would be excessive), but because we had been making the most of the amazing weather we were enjoying and last Sunday had our first BBQ of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the early spring sunshine and heat the garden is starting to awaken and lots of the trees and shrubs are bursting into blossom and leaf.\u00a0 Sadly the mole too has chosen to awaken with the plants and so begins this year\u2019s game of cat and mouse or man and mole! The \u2018Blyckert Magnolia\u2019 we planted last spring evidently enjoys the spot we chose for it as it looks great, and the wisteria is covered in flower bud promising a great display in a week or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blykert Magnolia looking stunning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wisteria about to burst into flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The BBQ was what will be, we hope the first of many this year.\u00a0 Although, having dined al fresco, the weather decided to become more wintery again \u2013 we even had a short spell of snow, also a first for 2022 \u2013 and now we fear the blossoms and new growth will be damaged by any frost and the rain that we are expecting this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The last couple of weeks have principally been focussed on progressing the work in Granary.\u00a0 Our plumber has spent a few days with us and the bathroom has seen the greatest changes.\u00a0 The water is reconnected in the g\u00eete and we are leak-free \u2013 which is always encouraging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work we have had done, principally the rewiring, means that we have had to build a couple of stud walls in the bathroom to hide the cables. This has made the room ever so slightly smaller than before, but the layout will be more efficient and the finished room will be so much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Installing insulation in Granary’s bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Granary’s bathroom ready for the bath!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the new walls we have taken the opportunity to install some insulation so while smaller, it will be a little warmer too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been in plaster-boarding mode for the last few days and, as well as lining the bathroom, we have decided to hide the old, stippled effect chimney breast in the dining area, and boxed in the repaired beam at the end of the kitchen \u2013 and will do so in the master bedroom too.\u00a0 It is just quicker and easier to get a better looking finish.\u00a0 Although there is lots of filling and sanding to be done before we\u2019re there yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new kitchen has been delivered in the week.\u00a0 There is rather more of it than we anticipated!\u00a0 Thankfully, the dry weather allowed us to leave it outside for a couple of days while we persuaded the digger to start (new battery required) and moved it out of one of the closed garage bays where we can store the kitchen until I am ready to assemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Granary’s kitchen being delivered<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Granary’s kitchen in kit form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The last 2 weeks haven\u2019t been all work, there has been some play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our local brewery, located just outside the village of La Feuill\u00e9e, held an open day to taste a new beer they had created \u2013 One for the Road.\u00a0 The beer was named to mark the centenary of Jack Kerouac\u2019s birth, author of the classic novel \u2018On the Road\u2019.\u00a0 Kerouac\u2019s ancestors lived in the town of Huelgoat, which is adjacent to La Feuill\u00e9e, and so was the ideal reason to create a very tasty 7.2%(!) beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the tasting the brewery had commissioned an artist to paint a portrait of Kerouac on one of their doors.\u00a0 The finished product looks great \u2013 oddly the further you are from it the better it is \u2013 and the short time lapse video of its creation on their Facebook page<\/a> is excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brandon had his birthday on Friday too, but it was a low-key event. It’s as if he doesn’t even care at the ripe old age of 6!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work will continue in Granary in the coming week and we welcome David\u2019s Dad back to Kergudon on Wednesday for the first time since 2019. Hopefully he will see lots of changes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 bient\u00f4t.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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