More signs of spring - we've moved the terrace furniture and umbrellas back outdoors.
It's been fine enough to paint the old reservoir in the garden a fetching shade of 'asphalt'. Which does look stunning.
We've also planted a few pots for summer, mixed with the left-overs from winter e.g. the pansies, which are still going strong.
Plus, we've got a new wifi doorbell and buzzer at the gate. Such progress!
Let's all admire the big truck first:
And then get into the real work:
On Sunday we went to Toulon to watch a rugby game, Toulon vs Leicester Tigers. It was a gorgeous day so we had lunch by the harbour which was very busy with rugby fans from both Leicester and Toulon with the same idea. It's a beautiful city, the game was terrific and atmosphere fantastic. Toulon won (21-15) thanks to the hero of the Toulon team, Jonny Wilkinson.
We've had a lot of new electrics put in over the past month. New wiring, sockets, light fittings etc. Most of the liveable part of the house is now rewired so there's much less likelihood of a shock when pulling out a plug. It also contributed a lot to the dust, with new channels needing to be drilled in the walls for the wiring. Lots of work for little visual change, but nonetheless important. We still have some temporary lights in while searching for the right light fittings.
We do have another new light in the hallway, which will make it much easier to see when coming in on dark winter nights. This fitting we got from a brocante in Narbonne for a princely €7!
Day One of levelling the cave floor in preparation for the concreting, The metal frames are almost all in place and Thursday should see the concrete pour begin. We can already see how much more useful and functional this space will be. Not sure how much the cats will like it, needing to be banned from their usual cave entrance for a week.
Work begins on the cave floor. So, once again we have a digger at our house.
Shower basics are in. Now waiting for some walls.
