Monthly Archives: June 2009

A full day was planned for today as Al was very keen that we should try and get all the flooring down in the outbuilding, mezzanine and main floor. Although small, these things still take time. Al was very patient … Continue reading →

We were hoping for a nice sunny day as we had asked Lee and Peter for lunch. So we got a few bits and pieces done before they arrived at 1pm. We mainly tidied up the outbuilding brushing down walls, … Continue reading →

Rain early morning gave way to sunny spells and showers. Intention was to get to the market at St Girons before dropping Stevie off at the bus which connects to the train to Toulouse where he starts work with Bambooco … Continue reading →

        Drizzle in the morning gave way to patchy cloud and sun so the three of us set off to explore up the Mai Valley opposite the barn with the intention to get a route through to … Continue reading →

                   After breakfast Stevie went off exploring for a couple of hours while Breezy and I set about a bit of coppicing. Having been surrounded by chainsaw contractors for the last couple of weeks … Continue reading →

    Vegie Patch    As we were due to pick up Stevie from the train station early afternoon we set about some small jobs at the grange. First off we made another window to fit into the outhouse and then … Continue reading →

Finished Table Three loads of mortar saw the end, yes the end of pointing up the walls of the out building. Yippee. A late lunch and then we finished assembling the table legs so that we completed the table too.

Right side with window    Back wall done! Decision was made to crack on with the joints so I mixed up a load and we did just that. Dug over some more of the veg plot while waiting for the … Continue reading →