Our family home in England went back on the market at the end of September, after the prospective buyer withdrew her offer. First aid came in the form of our trusty plumber-electrician, who ought by rights to be retiring but has more work than he c.

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Big city Texan girl meets small town Italian boy. Architectural services for expats in Italy. Whence last we spoke, back in October, I was very focused on cocktail creation. How to make a frozen margarita in Italy.

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Adventures in renovation and restoration of an old French village house. Hopefully he will have a door on his bathroom too! At least it is relatively clean now. So much effort to shift the rubble and detritus from one corner. Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France. I am probably about to alienate half my followers, but here goes-.

Not the normal restoration in Quillan. The intended completion date is now 20th August. We are excited and relieved, but we will have to let the notaire sign for us as we cannot get over until the week after. The timing means that we will take possession just a few days before my 50th birthday, which is pretty fantastic. Tuesday afternoon brings an inability to concentrate. The great thing about this style is that .

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The beautiful life in the other South of France. Most people think of fondue as bread dipped in hot cheese, or fruit into chocolate. Involves cooking cubes of meat in hot oil. Also, I make sure I know where the baking soda. So the Carnivore was in charge of fries, cooking them per Belgian regulations, with. We were blissfully stuffing our. The mess was cleaned up, and we laid off.

Searching, settling, sauteeing and spritzing. The road less traveled by. This Eve of Christmas I wish you all a peaceful and joyous festive season and the hope that whatever path you choose from here that it may bring you to the best of all things. The Bean is a well travelled dog. To facilitate her cross-border maraudings she has to abide by. On Thursday, I will have been.