Getting on

Well the weather turned, we have had rain (lots of it) and it turned decidedly cool but we have so much to do inside it's not a problem.
Garden has been rotivated and grass sown. It is supposed to be the quick growing variety so will update you soon.

We managed to get our bedroom together enough to move in. As soon as we did the heavens opened and there were thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening.....
Also the gulleys on the rood couldn't cope so we had waterfalls inside as well. I think it was an exception but we really have to get up on the roof soon - certainly before the next significant deluge.
The buckets and saucepans came out and a couple of hours later it was all a distant memory and we moved in and spent a lovely night in our new clean space.

So, having a haven to escape to we could start work on the rest of the house.
Phil finished 'the trench' and brought a pipe under the threshold into the house. More on that another time. 

I have been removing wallpaper, started painting just to brighten things up. we have friends arriving next week and I desperately want it to not be a total building site.

Phil has stripped out a lot of the poor electrics - not yet replaced by good ones so the number of points are decreasing and the number of adaptors are going up.

We have started turning the upstairs bedroom(where we used to sleep) and the smaller connecting room into an en suite.

Middle - where the door is - and right where it will be. The angle grinder created so much dust Phil couldn't see the lines to follow.

I can see you...

We resorted to the perforation method in the end. Lots of little drill holes and then knocked through.
I popped this video in - not because it shows our skills but because I think it is really funny!

The new doorway to the forthcoming en suite

We have already had one trip to the dechetterie (long way of saying the 'tip') and got into trouble for maybe not putting everything exactly where it should be so we are definitely trying to split wood, metal, rubble, plastics etc. for our next trip.

And just in case you think we never do anything else we have shopping trips and here is some of the local produce we have been enjoying.

Supermarket and market trips are a pleasure; even Phil enjoys them!

Last night we ventured out to our nearest town, Ruffec and had a great meal. Not as good as Le Rejallant but that will take a lot of beating. It was great to get out and have a wander around. Ruffec has a lot of hidden charms - and more to be discovered I am sure.