News from Home

The news is that the cold spell we had from Siberia caused lots of burst pipes in the village and at the Chateau.  The Mairie emailed us and asked if anyone had a key so that they might go and check on our house for any leaks - how kind of them.  Luckily, (or unluckily depending on the circumstances) we only have a branchement at the moment, so the water does not come into the house.  If there had been a leak there, it would have caused havoc for the neighbours, turning the space outside their house into a skating rink, so I think we would know about it, if that had happened.

Michel (of whom I have spoken numerous times in these blogs) called us to tell us about the bursts pipes at the Chateau and in his house.  He also went to Charroux for us to see if he could speak with M. Mazeau and find out why he hasnt responded to our emails requesting Devis' for work we have discussed.  He was quite disappointed to hear that we have not heard anything from the builder since September last year.  C'est la vie!  We'll look for another route!

We're on a count down now until we go home - for three weeks this time which will be bliss even if we will be working hard.

We have made a pact though that we will not work on Sunday's!

We need to contact M Faure, who has a Devis with us to install a Fosse.  Now we have the additional land, access for his machinery will be easier, so we need him to come and have a look and confirm a date for him to start work.

We are going to a Menuiserie in the next village whilst we are there too.  We need a very large patio door making and I think they need to come and have a look at what we want. 

We hope to be seeing Bernard and his wife again whilst we are there.  Simon and I owe Bernard some very generous hospitality!!  Hopefully, I wont want to be site foreman again next day - I have suggested to Simon that we see them on Saturday night, so that if we are a little lethargic on the Sunday, it wont matter!!