Gutted
With all the rain it was noticeable that the roadside gutters were badly blocked having grown unkempt over some time. So it was time for a clean up. Once I got going I had to ....
Category: External
Views of the property from the outside
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 ....
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 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. ....
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 ....
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 ....
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Stepping Stone It has rained continuously for some time now and still we are officially in a drought! The mud at the roadside has become unmanageable So I have taken one of the old stones ....
More Measuring
Every time I try to draw a part of the plan I discover that I am missing a dimension! So, at least once a week I pop over to the site with measuring equipment to ....