It’s been an interesting week with the new house.
The new (to us) sit-on mower arrived Monday with some difficulty, but it’s now in a garage close to the gîte until we need it.
Then we went on a meander around the Tarn until we found the “store” shop. That’s the blinds & shutters showroom near Carmaux. An interesting experience which we’ll keep for another day.
On Friday I helped a removal man load some more things we’ve bought to go into storage along with the rest of our furniture.
Louise & I also both spent a happy afternoon updating our French nationality dossiers, mostly with stuff they already had, plus some more translations. We’re just hoping that they progress the dossiers now.
And as Friday was my birthday & Louise had an appointment in Gaillac in the late afternoon, we started the celebrations in the wine bar there, before continuing them into the late evening sunset at our village bar.
And the house progressed as well.
I’m starting with an unmarked floor plan & you can play a little game to match the photos to the plan. I’ve tried to be logical with the photos!
We’re fast approaching the roof stage now & suddenly we’ll have a house.
Following that of course comes the process of making it into a home. Electrics, water etc, underfloor heating pipes, floor screeds & finishes, wall finishes, kitchens, wardrobes, entertainment controls for TV (French & British), music throughout the house, magic wi-fi to cast all around the house, alarms, a 20,000litre tank to collect the roof water for the garden & in case of forest fires etc etc etc.
The photo of Louise in the chemin shows our walk straight into the forest & the hill behind Vaour. It’s close yet we will be no further from the village than we were in Rue de la Poste.
And the two photos of the same spot are where we’re renting now, showing the seasons.
We’re getting impatient.
