Windows and doors

Well here we are again after a few weeks.  I'm trying to remember what we've done in the time - shopping, partying, planning (which takes an awfully long time understanding French ways of doing things), started to get the bathroom in - took a long time working out how to do the loo, a bit of gardening (we have beans and lettuce) and have built a set of steps down to the barn to enable us to get down without breaking our necks on the slope.  These have not been finished, a bit more rock humping to go.  

We still haven't managed to crack French bureaucracy re the caravan but have another inspection next week (no. 3) and are hopeful.

Last week saw a major breakthrough - we now have windows!!  They went in incredibly quickly which was good cos it enabled us to spend 2 days with our friend Dave watching the marathon in Bordeaux ( he was there supporting a mate).  We also managed to squeeze in an afternoons shopping at the big B & Q type store. 

We are very hopeful that the roofing firm will arrive soon which will be another milestone.

We've done quite a bit of walking with a group and this coming weekend is a big regional three days walking which we are helping to organise.  Last one of these had about 800 people turn up!  We also spent a day walking to a concert in a chateau followed by wine and picnic, then a visit to their winery and a display by dressage horses.  It got so hot that of the 60 people who walked to the concert, only 8 walked back - we were two of them!  Lots of sweat and water!  Another concert in the evening and a meal (of course) completed the day.

The other thing that has taken some time on a Friday night is our game of Quilles which I think I explained in a previous blog.  We've become hooked and even played in a singles tournament (usually teams of 3).  J won two out of four games, C none.  Hee Hee!  Stayed for the meal where the wine and armagnac flowed freely.

And now it's competition time :  we bet that no-one can beat spending 192 euros in one hit in a Lidl!  Would you want to?  We have also visited 2 Lidl in one day.  Are these two a record?  Prize - free parking in a Lidl of your choice.