Our new home in France

While looking for a house to rent, somewhere to base ourselves while we hunt for the right property, we found the perfect house in the perfect spot -and with the help of the lovely people at Cle Rouge Immobilier in Duras it is ours! This blog is primarily for our friends and family to follow the ups and downs of the adventures. However if we don't know you, I hope you'll enjoy the story too, and that one day you may consider booking into our lovely home as a paying guest - you'll be made very welcome!
Showing posts with label Nicole and Mike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicole and Mike. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Just a quick one!

Just thought I would do a quick blog to show how the plum trees are positively leaping into full bloom.
You can see the trees in the background, this was taken on Sunday

Tuesday (yesterday)
Today (Wednesday)
It's amazing to see the difference every day!
The wisteria which was in tight bud at the weekend, is showing colour today..

The pond is filling up, I'm hoping to see frogs in here one day soon.
Jeremy, the electrician was back today, putting the wiring into the gite. No builders today as Rus's brand new baby daughter arrived this morning. Congratulations!

All change again!

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

The garden takes shape

Jim the digger has done his work, and the garden is taking on some shape now. First the tank was buried..
now you see it..
now you don't (well hardly!)
The pond....
The pond is filling up, no sign of life in it yet, but I'm sure it won't be long.
              The earth has been banked up around the gite terrace...
 
a 'petanque' pitch has been created....
and the turf removed from what will be my vegetable garden (and placed around the pond, thank you Mike).
 Nicole's contribution to moving the turf..
Just one, hopefully manageable plot for now.
 The weekends jobs....
                                                                           I sprayed my trees....
Nicole and Mike rolled the tree trunk down to the pond to make a seat...
Hugh sawed up yet more bits of oak that previously held up the gite roof, helped by Dave...
 Dave and Les came to stay at the weekend to help celebrate Hugh's birthday. It was lovely to see them and we hope they will come for longer next time. They have promised to drive, which means I can give them a shopping list before they come (I'm already working on it!) and they get lots of room to take home lots of lovely local wine and gastronomic delights! I don't seem to have any photo's of Les - I'll get them from Hugh and post them later - so don't think you've escaped, Les!