raspberries galore
Well, you know those raspberries I mentioned a few days ago… they’ve gone crazy. Delicious too, so even better. Here are some snaps:
more adverts
See, I told you it was the season for this sort of thing – we have just put adverts in the ‘French news in English’ newspaper, The Bugle www.the bugle.eu, for the summer months. The Limousin version has been going … read more…
the garden’s growing
Well it has been funny old weather, pretty hot, but pretty darned wet too which has made for fairly tropical conditions with plenty of thunderstorms and a suffocating humidity. The garden has enjoyed it though and has now decided to … read more…
french flyers
Well, ’tis the season to spread the word a bit and we were busy last Friday at the foire in our local town St Yrieix la Perche distributing flyers for La Maison – the building and woodwork side which is … read more…
recent advert
here is our advert placed in the relatively local publication ‘etcetera’ serving English speakers in the Haute Vienne, Charente, South Vienne and South Deux-Sevres. Also available to see on their website www.etceteraonline.org in June back copy.
workshop in production
It’s windows galore over in the workshop. A couple of jobs for replacement windows and the workshop is being put to the test and put through it’s paces. Everything seems to be working well and the speed of production is … read more…
willow pruning
There are two rows of willow in our willow hedge in front of the house and every winter we chop one whole row down – to just above the ground. We alternate this each year and the subsequent growth is … read more…
the latest
from this to this in no time at all! A fully functioning wood workshop now up and running at la maison. Quite an achievement.
upstairs is looking good
A few months on and, if you’ve been following us, you will know that the workshop is looking more and more finished. Upstairs in the games and music rooms the under eave cupboard doors are on and the carpet tiles … read more…
a bit of folk
Something to cheer you through to Spring. A fab bit of plucking and fiddling folk music from The Rosinators (UK Bluegrass band) from my repertoire. You might find a certain person here playing this at half speed on a good … read more…