Work, work, work

Phew what a scorching few weeks we've had and oh what fun it's been working hard in temperatures topping 36ºC. Not that I'm complaining of course 'cause we have had our fair share of rain over the last few months. We've continued to make good progress in the barn & with T's help our bedroom & ensuite and one of the other bedrooms now have lovely wall to wall floor tiles in place. As regular readers will know we've been waiting for EDF & Sogedo, the water company, to install our new meters for what seems like forever. Well last week things came to a head when the contractor we'd hired to do some hard landscaping arrived & discovered that the water main ran diagonally across our field & under the area we wanted to use for parking. He called the local Sogedo surveyor out and within 3 hours he'd arranged for the engineer to call out on Friday 1st August & re-sight the water meter. We've also started work on the terrace at the rear of the barn, hence very little time to blog.

For the first two weeks in August we've had my Aunt staying with us and I think she really enjoyed her time with us in the sunny south of France. Although there wasn't much time for sightseeing she has been able to keep a close eye on the progress in Lagarrigue and had a great time meeting the local artisans & residents. Yet more visitors last week with Rebecca, Matthew & his friend Martin here for a few days. Surprisingly it proved to be very difficult to get them motivated to give me a hand in the barn but they did have a relaxing time. I will really have to get back into 'blogging' mode next week as there's been quite a bit going on & with my memory if I don't write it down I'll forget it. I think it's an age thing.