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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

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Category: 2007

2007 Visitors – Alan, Julia and James
2007 Vistors

2007 Visitors – Alan, Julia and James

Mark Johnson August 7, 2007

Returning this year after a short visit last Summer we were pleased to welcome back Alan, Julia and James. Alan insisted on helping with projects and withour his tremendous help … Read More

A Wall Story – Part 2
2007 Garden

A Wall Story – Part 2

Mark Johnson August 7, 2007

Good progress on the walls around the corner of the pool terrace today with one section having been completed. Most of the credit goes to Alan who laid the blocks … Read More

A Wall Story – Part 1
2007 Garden

A Wall Story – Part 1

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

With the pool now in full operation we have turned our attention to tidying up the area around it in preparation for laying the slabs next year(ish). The first priority … Read More

Mole War!
2007 Garden

Mole War!

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

Now that the Loir appear to be under control focus has moved to the growing mole population. Having seen in many stores a system for ‘blowing up’ moles we decided … Read More

Painting
2007 House

Painting

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

We came with one painting project in the plan – to paint the back of the house. We had measured the area and then calculated the paint needed, and then … Read More

Kitchen upgrades.
2007 Kitchen

Kitchen upgrades.

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

The kitchen is looking very good after the upgrades over the last year or so. There were just a few jobs left and two of them have been completed, with … Read More

Loir – no more?
2007 General

Loir – no more?

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

A couple of weeks before the summer invasion we had wire mesh installed above each of the velux windows. It turns out that the mounting kit for the windows has … Read More

2007 Visitors – Peter and Felicity
2007 Vistors

2007 Visitors – Peter and Felicity

Mark Johnson August 6, 2007

We were delighted that our very good friends Peter and Felicity came to visit us for a week. The company was good, the food was excellent (especially the plum crumbles … Read More

2007 Visitors – Alex’s friends
2007 Vistors

2007 Visitors – Alex’s friends

Mark Johnson August 1, 2007

The first visitors (before Izzie and I arrived) were friends of Alex celebrating the end of exams! Sue bravely hosted them for a few days and made the first of … Read More

Summer of 2007
2007 General

Summer of 2007

Mark Johnson July 30, 2007

This summer we are trying to maximise the use of the house, work permitting. Half of the family will have been here for 5 weeks by the time we leave, … Read More

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