Not the normal restoration in Quillan. The intended completion date is now 20th August. We are excited and relieved, but we will have to let the notaire sign for us as we cannot get over until the week after. The timing means that we will take possession just a few days before my 50th birthday, which is pretty fantastic. Tuesday afternoon brings an inability to concentrate. The great thing about this style is that .

After Sundays torrential rain and a couple of soggy IPhones later I was excited to get out and about and do something touristy. My lovely neighbour, an estate agent, was going to value a house close by the town of Casteljaloux and I cadged a lift. Fiat Pax In Virtute Tua And Abundatia In Turribus Tuis.

There is a magic as this dream is carved, hewn and sawn from stoic timbers of oak and pine. As cold polished chisels devour fat chips and leave straight bold mortises in their wake. The chorus of a many toothed saw as its rhythm strikes long curls of richly scented pine spiraling to the undergrowth.