winter walk
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.
a look around the garden
After a reasonable year in the veg patch, there’s not much going on now, just a few sprouts and parsnips, beetroot in the tunnel and the odd carrot. The bottom willow bed is looking colourful. The artichokes might be a … read more…
baskets with handles
Finally got round to putting handles on some baskets I had made a while ago. It’s not the best idea as the willow dries out and becomes harder to work with, but a bit of brute force and I got … read more…
making Christmas cards
Well, ’tis the season to be getting on with thinking about making some things for Christmas. Cards and decorations mostly and some chocolates for home consumption.
work in the Alps
A little job completed in Châtel in the French Alps. A solid wooden structure which will have a roof to provide cover for 4 cars from all that snow that’s going to fall in a couple of months. It will … read more…
Angloinfo publicity
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…
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…
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…