Sunday 17th May – Let there be Light
I mentioned at the end of last week’s blog that France was beginning to come out of confinement and that we would definitely be able to make progress in Priory. Thankfully, we have. As movement restrictions were lifted Pascal, our electrician, came at 0830 on Monday morning and has been working all week. Worryingly, despite…
Sunday 10 May – End of an Era
Apologies for not posting a blog last week. Looking back at the preceding week it was another one of those ‘pottering’ type weeks when you progress a number of little things but no real major milestones. The last blog I did write was after we’d scarified the orchard and Granary lawns and I said that…
Sunday 26 April – Raking it in!
We have had much less pottering in the last 7 days than the previous week and have managed to complete one significant task, make good progress on 2 others and I even spent a couple of days back in Priory. The Priory work was, again, relatively minor and involved lots of preparation for painting in…
Sunday 19th April – Four More
So, despite saying in last week’s blog that I would once again focus my attention to Priory, that hasn’t happened. We have actually had a much quieter week and I have done more ‘pottering’ than focus on any major task. For the start of the week the weather, frustratingly, remained dry and hot, which was…
Sunday 12 April – Joyeuses Pâques
Happy Easter to everyone. It has been an odd weekend in that, being the first holiday of the year we would normally have guests in the gîtes but, with the travel restrictions in place, we are obviously empty but it has felt even quieter than previously. The movement limitations have seen a cancelation of all…
Sunday 5 April – Spring Drought
Last week’s blog said that the dry weather would allow us to complete the shredding of our felled sycamores and get back to work in Priory. Neither turned out to be the case! The weather did remain dry and we did continue the shredding. The blog said that there were probably 3 days left to…
Sunday 29 March – Shredding the Gnar – den
We hope you are all well, staying active and making the most of the requirement to stay at home. We have received lots of lovely messages of support and peoples’ best wishes – thank you for them all. Thanks especially to a lovely couple who stayed with us for a month last year, Judith and…
Sunday 22 March – Productive Isolation
We hope you are all well. Last week’s blog was a description of limitations implemented in France to try and limit the spread of coronavirus. Since then these have become more stringent with anyone leaving their homes having to carry a certificate stating which of the limited justifications for travelling applies to their journey. Almost…
Sunday 15 March – Interesting Times
Last week’s blog said that, by today, I’d have hoped that both the bathrooms would be finished other than the decoration. I also mentioned that the project was progressing more slowly than I’d have liked. You may know where this is going … The last week has continued to progress Priory, and principally still plumbing. …