Guest blogger's review

Digger Dave and his artisan wife, June, arrived with good intentions but both hampered by similar injuries to right legs. It was decided that duties would be lighter than previous visits so our hosts set out the work schedule of building a dividing wall across the back terrace to create two levels of terracing. This was to be followed by the domolition of the mound leading to the barn doors to provide a clear view of the flower meadow from the rear patio doors. Under the watchful eyes of both fore(wo)men the wall took shape on day 1. Fortunately the wall was sufficiently completed to enable Digger Dave to take refuge on the digger for the following days. All hands on deck enabled the scheduled work to be completed and provide enough recuperation time before heading back to the UK for more punishment on our own projects. We achieved visits to Carcasonne, Sarlat, Domme and throughly enjoyed the opportunity to savour the sights, sounds, delicacies and wines of the region. We ended our recuperation period with a day visiting two local Chateau's opened to the public for the weekend only. Both Chateau's were restoration jobs and we all agreed that they were real labours of love as well as serious drains on the finances. The results are amazing as you can see below.

Having been well fed and watered throughout our stay we now prepare to make the journey back to Blighty with a boot full of Cahor wines, more goats cheese than Sainsbury's and bag of walnuts to crack at Christmas. Next year we hope to return with less ailments and the chance to get on the digger again.