Where does the time go?

We have just booked a couple of trips for us to go over - a weekend in mid-march and then a week at the beginning of May.  The March trip will be to view the improvements which have just been finished.  These should make a big difference in the triple bedroom upstairs - mainly a larger shower-room with new fittings and a small velux window, as well as a now firmer floor in the bedroom!

As ever, photos of the improvements will be posted here when we get back.

We will also be working out what we need to buy to build a new set of kitchen units to form a peninsular between the kitchen and the dining room.  We intend to include a wine fridge in this area, which will be very useful and will leave more space in the main fridge for food!  Installation of the kitchen units will be my work when I'm out there in May.

We have heard from our builder that Gironde has not been immune to the cold weather we have been experiencing in the UK.  Apparently, one night the temperatures reached -17c, and they have had 15cm of snow.  The south-west of France does not normally see much more than a dusting of snow, and therefore are not equipped with gritters and snow ploughs.  Roads were closed for a number of days and schools and businesses were also forced to close.

We will of course ensure there is plenty of heating oil for the boiler, so if the worst comes to the worst in August, the central heating will work!!!!!  (I can't for the life of me believe that would be necessary!).

Finally, we initially thought that bookings were coming through a bit slower than the last couple of years - or at least none of the enquiries we received seemed to be coming off for various reasons.  We felt that the recession might be starting to bite.  However, we have just had a couple of bookings in quick succession, which means that August is now fully booked.  Hopefully the interest will continue and we will also let July and most of June, as we did last year.

Thank you to all our visitors for keeping the faith with us!