Catch up

Well the plumber boiler man has been out and done the typical look under hood shake head strip a few bits down, shake head once more then depart promising to return with the spare part lol. this is what it looks like at the moment -

and we are expecting him to return today at 17h00 he has phoned and said he will be here now at 16h00 so looking good.


Did I mention I had fitted my prized weather vain on the pig sty roof - it is brilliant a present from my work mates on leaving Silversands - I was gobsmacked and lost for words - the weather vain has already become a talking point in Le Theil.

I have updated the bikeing site so http://www.whereistonynow.co.uk/frjun07.htm <--here is the link.

Just Chilling

That's true just chilling and enjoying the peace and quiet.

The weather has picked up again and we are enjoying warm days with a mixture of overcast and sunny spells. We have started to light the log fire of a night more out of novelty than really needing it to keep warm, it is surprising how cosy it makes the place and makes watching the box all the more homely. Although we are still waiting for the man in the shop to get his act together after a week and a half to come round and fit us a satellite dish to receive Sky we are still able to watch a plethora of films and pre-recorded series which some good friends a work were able to provide before we departed, thank you guy's you know who you are...

Mark Kay's place on the left ours on the right

Mark & Kay our nearest neighbours are over for a working visit renovating their barn so we have been out to the local restaurant for Sunday lunch and even took in lunch and a few beers whilst watching England gain a deserved (my oppinion) win over Austrailia on Saturday. Mark & Kay are from the UK (Kent) and own the barn and land to the left and front of us.

We also finally bit the bullet and subscribed to Dial-up internet only 20 euros a month unlimited access which is just as well as it took almost 15 hours to update both the laptop with Microsoft security fixes and anti virus definitions. So we are now in communicado and can be found on MSN from time to time.

I have cracked half the barn now with battons in preperation for Action Mike returnng and us crackng on with the work to turn the Barn into 3 shower/toilet rooms and a communial space for 8 to 10 guest motorcyclists.

Wendy has been cracking on with the double rooms and has stripped down one and is busy making good before wallpapering the room and painting it. We are still undecided on what floor covering to use but I am sure we will decide before long...

I am fully moved into the study now which reduced the number of boxes laying around the rooms since most contained stuff for the study.

The view from the study window

Well challenges ahead are more about getting on with things as we are tempted to stay chilling longer and getting the bikes out is still tempting - we hope also to have had the boiler services the plumber we are using knows the house and the boiler and seems to believe the problem is only a minor one, so we shall see...

Wendy's fav spot