Another room up and running

Managed to redecorate the second bedroom in time for friends from London coming to stay, thanks to great painting effort from John O. Even had a day to spare ...

Before:

And after:

We now have plenty of room for family and friends to come and stay comfortably. And soon the garden will be less of a bomb-site and ready to use too.

We're having an unusually warm October and work continues apace on the gite and pool. We've still been swimming in the river at Roquebrun and yesterday went to Valras Plage (beach) for a long walk - followed by a long lunch - by which time it was 35C!