Monthly Archives: July 2010

A rather random assortment of people last night gathered at Olivier's for the BBQ. Apparently in times past at the beginning of August a mule train trekked up to the mountains above Salau to collect ice blocks from the Cirque … Continue reading →

It is good to have the sunshine back with us again. We had brekky in the sun before heading to Clive's for final raspberry picking and a couple of loads of washing. No sight of Flash their dog so do … Continue reading →

We woke up to see the sun coming through the window. Hoorah must be 8.15am!! Breakfast in the sun and then on to tackling the outdoor steps which have collapsed really, with all the muck truck action they have had. … Continue reading →

  We started with a quick job of removing a few rocks to fit a waste pipe where we are hoping to build a pantry, storeroom area. We had been putting the next job off and I was trying to … Continue reading →

Eggy bread for brecky and real coffee again (we ran out a few days ago).Last night we talked through Ski Breezy and the coming winter at the chalet in Chamonix coming up with a plan to start organising things so … Continue reading →

An early start and off to Clive’s to pick raspberries and to get some washing done then off to St Girons. On route we saw Dudley who is feeding Clive’s dog. He is away on Monday so we sorted out … Continue reading →

A well earned lie in after the floor laying. In the morning we set about making a storage box to fit at the head of the bed on the mezzanine. Cutting up some planks that were salvaged from the déchèterie … Continue reading →

After astormy adn very wet night, we decided for a lie in, well I did anyway. I think Al had been awake for hours but finally we emerged after 9am BLISS! After brekky it looked like it might clear up  … Continue reading →

We decided to set the alarm as we had a RDV with the sourcier at 2pm and wanted to get another strip down on the infamous concrete. We had an enormous storm in the middle of the night but by … Continue reading →

Wait for it, spent another day mixing concrete while Breezy put it in the right place and made sure it was level. The mixer has seen some action in it's time. Nothing like Afghanistan or the Balkans but it has … Continue reading →