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From holiday home to real home!

2020 – Drone Shot

2020 – Tiling around the pool

2020 Master Suite – Part 3

2020 Master Suite – part 2

2020 Sometimes it’s the little jobs……

2020 Pool opening – in July!

2020: What a year…. and it’s not over yet!

2020 Master Suite – Part 1b

2019 – Tiling around the pool

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Author: Mark Johnson

From holiday home to real home!
2020

From holiday home to real home!

Mark Johnson November 25, 2020

The end of 2020 brings exciting changes as we start our move to France! More to follow.

2019 – Well hasn’t time flown!
2019 General

2019 – Well hasn’t time flown!

Mark Johnson April 10, 2019

Its been almost 5 years since I updated the blog! My only excuse is that work has been all consuming (along with some family events) that have distracted me from … Read More

Work still goes on
2014 House

Work still goes on

Mark Johnson May 11, 2014

Life is very busy so updating the website has take a backseat. Jobs done — Rebuild front terrace and slab – 2011/2   Concrete terrace and around Pool – 2011/2 … Read More

24 November 2011 – A year has passed..
2011 General

24 November 2011 – A year has passed..

Mark Johnson November 24, 2011

A whole year has passed since I last posted on the blog! This has been a very quiet 12 months from the French farmhouse perspective, with only around three and … Read More

November 2010 – A good year…..
2010 General

November 2010 – A good year…..

Mark Johnson November 6, 2010

From a ‘work’ perspective 2010 is drawing to a close and what a good year it has been. Being able to spend around 12 weeks in France has allowed us … Read More

November 2010 – Loir again!
2010 General

November 2010 – Loir again!

Mark Johnson November 6, 2010

Our loir ‘count’ has reduced over the last few years and having only caught one last year we thought we had fixed the problem. However ‘loir cam’ spotted activity in … Read More

October 2010 – New glass doors
2010 House

October 2010 – New glass doors

Mark Johnson November 6, 2010

The (old) front door was the last door/window to be replaced in the house. The height was around 5′ 10″ so anyone over that (and that includes me) was liable … Read More

October 2010 – New Front Door
2010 House

October 2010 – New Front Door

Mark Johnson October 19, 2010

After Ben recovered from flu we started on the door: the old doors and glass were quickly removed: The old oak uprights were then removed and the first few layers … Read More

October 2010 – Fireplace removal
2010 House

October 2010 – Fireplace removal

Mark Johnson October 19, 2010

Ben unfortunately had Flu for a few days so work on the new front door was delayed but this allowed me to get on with an internal project – removing … Read More

October 2010 – New Front Window
2010 House

October 2010 – New Front Window

Mark Johnson October 19, 2010

It is always good to start with a ‘before’ picture…. we had collected the new doors and windows from Lapeyre in Brive and decided the order of play was new … Read More

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