My life in France is not what I expected. The new stuff looks a lot like the old stuff.

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.

Searching, settling, sauteeing and spritzing. The road less traveled by. This Eve of Christmas I wish you all a peaceful and joyous festive season and the hope that whatever path you choose from here that it may bring you to the best of all things. The Bean is a well travelled dog. To facilitate her cross-border maraudings she has to abide by. On Thursday, I will have been.

DIY Mini Zen Garden! December 9, 2016.

Last New Years Eve, in torrential rain, three of us took the van, and we emptied and dismantled my beloved green shed from my ex-allotment plot. When we first assembled it some years back we were shed virgins so we closely followed the instructions, and it took a whole day. This time around the instructions were long since discarded, and Baz and I free-styled it in no time bef.