From the driving seat
The grass was pretty long when we arrived as it hadn’t been cut for nearly three weeks, but luckily the new toy, sorry I mean essential tool, made short work … Read More
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Pool again….
the tiles around the pool look very good (even if the bill to supply and fit them was unexpected, you would have thought that was included in the price of … Read More
Garden tidy up….
This weekends works mainly centred on the garden and tidying up ready for the invasion of visitors for the summer season(!). The drive are was in partocular need of work: … Read More
Pool finished (for now!)
At last the coping around the pool was fitted this morning in about 4 hours, from the CCTV picture it looks good. Obviously we need to inspect in person but … Read More
Pool in the Sun!
The edging stones still haven’t been installed but the pool was looking good in the sun! In fact it was so good that on Sunday I used it for the … Read More
Garden after tractor…..
Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos before attacking the jungle with the new tractor. In the pictures below the area to the right (looking slightly brown) was on average three … Read More
New toy….. but essential!
The garden has been getting out of hand in the last few weeks as the combination of heat and rain have provided perfect growing conditions so the grass and weeds … Read More
Pool…. nearly there
Despite the lack of sunshine on this visit the pool is looking very good, with only the coping stones to be fitted (long story on why this hasn’t been done … Read More
Kitchen upgrades.. again!
Following a few disasters while cooking it was ‘requested’ that a new cooker be provided so during this brief trip visited our local friendly (but not cheap) electrical shop and … Read More
Paris to Limoges by Train
Having travelled to Paris to attend an exhibition and conference (FSA) decide to go on down to the house for a few days. Quick checks showed that the airfare was … Read More