time to fly
The end of Feb / beginning of March is the time the Cranes migrate back to northern Europe across France. Every year they pass overhead here and again this year it was quite spectacular. Day after day of cawing as … read more…
Flashdance comes to Glandon
Not maybe what you were thinking, but we do have a welder in our midst. Music has been putting his welding skills to the test in order to fabricate a set of steel grills to go at the outflow of … read more…
our birds
Well not exactly ours, but we do play host to quite a wide variety of birds here at the lake. Over the last few years we have noticed a pair of Egrets (Héron Blanc in French) fishing and perching around … read more…
more concreting at the workshop
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…
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…