At long last we have some pictures on the walls (even if they are nearly all horsesš), familiar furniture in place and our French farmhouse feels more like home.
The cow barn was a great place to hide all the collapsed boxes and bubble wrap and in no time at all they were picked up by a grateful Irish artist who is heading back home with his family. Thanks Mart for the couple of bottles of red!
Weāre now into trawling the online brocantes to pick up bits and pieces that we still need or forgot to pack!! Couldnāt resist this rug for 25 euros- adds a bit MORE colour to the downstairs bathroom/boot room.
Last weekend we decided to take a run down to our āfirst French homeā, a leisurely 3 to 4 hour drive in āParsley ā. It was great to catch up with Carolyn and all the 4 legged friends again,even if it was a bit chilly heading back on Monday morning.
Always a sign of a beautiful day and at least the sun was shining by the time we got home.
Hopefully it wonāt be too long before we can saddle up the bikes and get out to explore our local lanes, glad to say that we have limited traffic on our narrow roads (especially in these Covid times) and the French do seem to be very pro cycling, giving riders a wide berth – could be something to do with a likely huge fine if you knock someone off their bike!
When weāre not in training šitās great just to sit down with a good book. Canāt imagine there will be as much time to do that once Summer is here.
For those that have enquired as to what the Covid situation is here currently, weāre allowed to travel between departments without an attestation at the moment but there is a 6pm curfew and itās expected that masks be worn, compulsory in shops. No restaurants, galleries, theatres or gyms (Oh No!) open, but shops and hairdressers ok.
We have now got most of the āurgent ā redecorating done I.e. whited out the blue and purple walls, however itās lovely to have this souvenir of the original wallpaper dating back to 1928 which was saved and framed by the previous owner.
Time to sign off as weāre expecting another firewood delivery from our local farmer, a stere = a cubic metre (I think) and weāre nearly through 2, so hoping another 2 will get us through to Spring. š¤
Looking very homely now Sue, hopefully I can get down there before too long.
Letās hope itās sooner rather than later Dave š¤
Great to see your abode become home. We have had a noisy day with walls and ceilings demolished downstairs. Exciting to see progress. Hello to Dave, how lovely that he is close enough to visit. Its been hot here last week so we have been enjoying lovely swims. xx
Hi Robby & Bill, yes close but yet so far ! Covid restrictions in UK/France and Jersey mean its impossible to visit at the moment. Hope you guys are keeping well.
Looking forward to seeing photos of the renovation Robby. Think we might be swimming tomorrow too – down the garden path! All a bit waterlogged here after a few wet days. Somehow what appears to be just a drizzle is very wetting š
Your new home is looking lovely Sue & Chris. Take care
Thank you, we love it, even if we have discovered a bit of a leak this week- luckily our area hasnāt been hit by the floods (yetš) xx