A bit more lime, Bordeaux, then Japan

June 25, 2017

I know... you've missed my little blogs, haven't you? I've been in Japan for a fortnight! This means that precious little has happened renovation-wise.

Before I left, I managed to re-point another swathe of the piggery wall, this time going from top to bottom, as suggested by some of you. There didn't seem to be much difference, quite honestly. I now have to get it finished. But... I also need to start the inside of the master bedroom, where we are keeping the end wall as stone. It's a ridiculously tall wall, and it gets very hot up there in the summer, so it won't be much fun. The side walls are more or less just the backside of the roof tiles, so we're going to silverline, fluffpuff and plasterboard those, leaving some beams exposed. We'll also be installing a dormer window to the rear and another Velux to the front of the cottage. Rain is forecast (good!), so it's a game of nerves... especially seeing as Kevin can't remember how he built the bathroom dormer. His original plans (sketched on the wall) are now painted over.

Aren't these iridescent beetles incredibly pretty?

Anyway, our flight to Japan began in Bordeaux. It's only a two hour drive from our farm, but we'd never ventured that way before. We made time before the flight to take a peep at the centre of the town. It really is quite stunning!