Sunday 15 September – Curiouser and curiouser
My apologies for not posting a blog last week – you will see why shortly. I ended my last blog 2 weeks ago saying that while my Dad and his wife had arrived with us it shouldn’t prevent me progressing work specifically, clearing out the garage that I had eventually gotten around to starting. As…
Sunday 01 September – Already Autumn
I can’t believe that it is already September and so we have begun meteorological autumn today. Thankfully during our time in France, September seems to bring warm and dry weather, at least during the days, and the longer it takes for the evenings and nights to cool off the better. Having made it to September,…
Sunday 25 August – Back to Work (next week …)
I ended last week’s blog saying that there were no excuses for not clearing out the garage bays and starting to fill our serre – although I may be able to find some. Well, here they are …!! Last week was the last when we had some very good friends staying with us so we…
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…
