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 it 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 ....
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 ....
Bargain Hunting
Not able to resist a bargain, once I heard from Jesmond that there was a stone supplier closing down we headed off and bought some bits for the garden. Today I hired a lorry and ....