Les Artisans

We're trying to keep the momentum going, so yesterday morning we went to see a man who makes stairs. He was a lovely chap with a sense of humour who hand crafts superb wooden staircases. He showed us around his workshop and then we viewed photos of every set of stairs he'd ever made! He's going to come to the house on Monday to look and measure, but he is so nice, and his work is so good, that he's going to do our stairs, whatever his price.

We then went to arrange a visit by a double glazing window company. However, it doesn't have the feel of the hard-sell, pvc window people in england. The man who we think is actually the owner, came in the evening to roughly measure up our requirements so he can give us a quote. Like most people who come to the house, he said how nice the house is, (although we always add 'how good it WILL be') and what a nice spot we live in. We certainly think so!

We're starting to believe that things will happen soon, which has meant that Sue has begun to worry about how we are going to live through the work. At the moment it may be that we have to sleep/live/shower in the pigsty, the caravan, and/or our neighbours house. Our English neighbours John and Lesley have kindly said we could use their house when they are not there. We obviously don't want to abuse this offer, but the thought of a hot shower may be too good to resist.