Sunday 18 August – More play than work!
While I didn’t post a blog last week, I can’t say that the previous fortnight has been the most productive of our time here. There are a number of reasons for this, not just because we’ve been lazy(!) Sadly, at least for our guests if not the garden, it hasn’t been the most summery of…
Sunday 4 August – Hedgeonism
At the end of last week’s blog I mentioned that we were due to get some rain but, if it stayed dry, I would be able to start cutting some of the hedges. Both happened. The weather did change at the start of the week and, not only did we get the much-needed rain we…
Sunday 28 July – Going Potty
This week’s blog won’t be terribly long as, while we have done lots of small, bitty little jobs there hasn’t been any great strides on any major projects. This is principally because, again, it has been so hot I wanted to avoid being outside for extended periods. One day was impacted by a morning wasted…
Sunday 21 July – Moonraker
My last blog mentioned that I had continued the work to clear the old chicken run at the back of the garden. That was 2 weeks ago, and while it perhaps hasn’t been the most productive of fortnights, I have completed everything required of that project. Part of the reason I say it may not…
Sunday 07 July – Can you dig it?
Last week, I had started re-staining the exterior of the windows in Granary while the weather was warm (hot) and dry. I hoped that I would be able to complete this job if the weather remained favourable – and it has. In fact, we are starting to get a little concerned about this continued heat…
Sunday 30 June – Bananas Hot
At the end of last week’s blog, I said that I wasn’t sure what this week would bring but that there was a lot to do. Turns out what it did bring was lots and lots of heat! Thankfully, being in the north west, we have not had quite such high heat as Paris and…
Sunday 23 June – Droning On
In last week’s blog I shared some pictures of the Stable having completed the refurbishment but you would have seen that we hadn’t refurnished it. We had the first 3 days of last week to do that before our guests arrived on Wednesday evening (there’s nothing like working to a deadline!) We gave the space…
Sunday 16 June – We’re Official!
Last week’s blog didn’t contain any images as the refurbishment of Stable wasn’t complete. This week’s does and, while we have not yet refurnished the gîte, all of the decoration in the main space is finished and it looks excellent. I mentioned last week that painting the ceiling had taken longer than we anticipated owing…
Sunday 09 June – Stable condition
A really short blog this week, and with no pictures, as I want to leave the big reveal of the refurbished Stable until next week. Partly because it will be a larger change but mostly because it isn’t finished yet! It has been much slower progress than I had hoped (sound familiar?!) especially painting the…