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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: 2008

New electricity supply
2008 General

New electricity supply

Mark Johnson May 27, 2008

Not sure if I have mentioned it before but the hamlet got together (all three households) and complained about the electricity supply. Our Dutch neighbour’s new kiln couldn’t get up … Read More

Fête des Mères
2008 Region

Fête des Mères

Mark Johnson May 27, 2008

May 25th was French Mother’s Day! We weren’t aware of this fact when we travelled down to Objat for the regular Sunday market but on the way we spotted a … Read More

Lots of rain and a bit of warmth equals…….
2008 Garden

Lots of rain and a bit of warmth equals…….

Mark Johnson May 27, 2008

a lot of growth in the garden! The grass was over two feet high and even with the tractor took a few hours to cut, would have taken days otherwise. … Read More

2008 Region

France – the best place to live….

Mark Johnson May 17, 2008

  International Living carry out an annual survey of countries ranking them in several categories to generate a quality of life Index. Yet again France has come out as the … Read More

Before and After 2005 – 2008
2008 General

Before and After 2005 – 2008

Mark Johnson April 25, 2008

Crawling through the photo archives it was intersting to come across a picture of the back of the house before we bought it. Today it certainly looks very different but … Read More

April 2008
2008 House

April 2008

Mark Johnson April 20, 2008

While the primary reason for this months visit was to see the progress on the door installations and start work on the terrace we did manage to fit in one … Read More

The Terrace – Part 1
2008 Terrace

The Terrace – Part 1

Mark Johnson April 20, 2008

With the doors close to being finished the next major project is to build the terrace so that you can emerge from any of the new sets of doors, go … Read More

New doors – Part 8 – finished!
2008 House

New doors – Part 8 – finished!

Mark Johnson April 20, 2008

While it has been very helpful to have photos emailed from friends on the progress of the installation of the doors there is nothing like seeing for yourself. So after … Read More

New doors – Part 7
2008 House

New doors – Part 7

Mark Johnson April 10, 2008

Some better quality photos to show the progress inside and out. Dining Room: Living room: Bedroom: And from the outside

New doors – Part 6
2008 House

New doors – Part 6

Mark Johnson April 8, 2008

So what do we think this big piece of wood is for? Have they broken one of the windows already? And is then paint or plaster I wonder? Answers on … Read More

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