Excuses, Excuses

We are conscious that we have not reported for some time so I will try to bring you up to date.

We have been progressing in the salon, i.e. buying bits of furniture, rugs, lamps etc. We have made some mistakes en route , check ebay for a selection of rejected items. We try to envisage things in the  room before purchasing but it isn't until you actually see something in situ that you know if it works. We have things on order and have to make/buy a number of small finishing items but most of all, our resident Michelangelo has to get his finger out. He hasn't actually got to paint the ceiling but he has a number of large projects to complete.

However he has to juggle his creative duties with his labouring duties. Like most men of a certain age he likes the grass to look good. As we have had 3 weeks of glorious weather with a lot of moisture in the ground this has meant that he has had to cut the grass every third day - yes we know he needs to get out more. However 2 weeks ago disaster struck when the mower blew up. After all his hard work I couldn't bear to see the grass grow 2 foot high whilst we waited to see if it could be repaired, which didn't seem likely, so we bought a new one.

 

So he has been playing ever since and the spring garden looks lovely.

 

 

 Meantime the summer bedding is charging on in the porcherie.

Excuse number three is that we have had Guy and his new girlfriend Tara staying so we have been doing the tourist thing. We enjoyed having Tara around and got on with her very well.

No photos of the salon will be published until it is finished, so there may be some delay!!