Making Hay 3
So a solution to the hay problem has been found. The lovely people at Le Refuge La Métairie which houses horses, donkeys and goats offered to come over to do the hard work of moving ....
Author: gjj
Positive Meeting
Visited the Mairie today to get a few issues clarified. It looks as if I will now be able to burn the rubbish on site , I just need to submit some forms (this is ....
Making Hay 2
Back to emptying the hay and straw from upstairs while waiting for another windows quotation company to arrive. Although most of the straw is loose, some remains in bales and today I concentrated on getting ....
Making Hay 1
It is Sunday and the weather is looking OK so I have come over to offload the final parts of the fountain that we have bought as they were filling the back of the car. ....
French Planning
Like most administration in France, it can be bit of a bind but if the paperwork is properly prepared it usually just flows. Once a Permis de Construire is submitted a tacit approval is granted ....
Filling Time Cleaning Up
Still waiting on planning so negotiations continue with suppliers. We think we have found a trusted contractor to do the majority of the heavy work but with rising prices it is becoming clear that I ....
More Tree Surgery
More time spent at site waiting for visitors and more time spent tidying up the trees. they have not been looked after for a long time and need some pretty drastic work. Creating a separation ....
Ivo the Terrible and Planning Issues
Butter would not melt in his mouth We brought the dogs over last week as the weather has improved and there was no need to tie them up as the site was secure. Or so ....
It’s Gone (2)
A quick reminder of the remains of Le Chai which we still owned after selling the main house to Suzie and Bertrand. Despite us trying to get them to buy iy all in one go ....
Twiddling Thumbs
Most of my time is currently spent drawing, planning and sorting out suppliers or builders at the moment but the planning will pay off later. On my occasional trips waiting for someone to come to ....