And so it goes on, a section of the outside covered part of the workshop building has recently had a lovely smooth concrete floor laid (apart from the paw prints). It is so that the dust extraction system has a … read more…
Taken a stroll or two around the lake recently. It looks stunning with the heavy frost and the sunshine we’ve been having and as usual the lake did freeze for a couple of weeks.
Last lot of English language promotion of ‘la maison’ for the moment. We are on the directory pages in the windows, kitchens and new build sections, with a featured listing in the building, construction and renovation section. Plus for a … read more…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
from this to this in no time at all! A fully functioning wood workshop now up and running at la maison. Quite an achievement.
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…