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 ....
Category: Garden
Views of the garden from the house
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 ....
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 ....
Setting Out
Mid November and the first ideas for the design are committed to paper. I loaded up with site pegs and marked out the patio to see what it looked like on the ground and how ....
First Visit As Owners!
Saturday afternoon and the rain is on its way so we visited the new land after lunch to do some grass cutting and weed clearing. It was heavy going because the grass was wet and ....
Moving In
Yay!!!! We signed the final papers on Tuesday and got the keys. So, today, Thursday, I decided to move in. The day was spent with suppliers to get prices for renovating the stonework and installing ....
Quotations Begin
With the old house sold it is time to get on with organising the reconstruction for the new property. Today saw the first visitor to arrive to give quotations for making good the walls where ....
A New Project
15 rue Sainte Benête 17770 MIGRON So this is the new property. Photos taken on our second visit to the site after our offer had been accepted. It is an enclosed site, mainly walled with ....