I too enjoyed the snow

I had forgotten what cold weather where you have to rug up and wear a million clothes feels like. Well... like the Michelin Man actually. In fact you have to put so many layers on, its almost impossible to move. I decided even if I fell,  I couldn't actually hurt myself as I would just gently bounce on my side for a while and then wait for help,as the snow slowly drifted around me. Ok I exaggerate. However, the good bit about the putting-on-another-hundred-kilos-look, was that I thought I wasn't that keen on it and I must diet!

After a while, I got used to the cold, and was finally going around in less and less layers. The house was snuggly warm even when the fire hadn't been on. It was always much warmer inside that outside.

John finished off the kitchen waiting for the plasterer to come and do the tiling. Now done and looking good. The new double glazed, extra secure kitchen window was fitted. Looking good. The new double glazed windows and door panels ordered and about to be fitted. And as an added bonus...the owl hole window, also double glazed has been ordered and again about to be fitted.

John built me a shelf in the bathroom to put my glass fish collection on  - not as naff as it sounds, and built in wardrobes in both bedrooms.

And outside the snow continued to drift down

In the summer I had bought some wooden chairs with cloth seats that needed replacing.

I lugged a whole load of upholstery material from Australia to France to do this. In my minds eye, I could see the neutral taupe looking very chic and elegant. In fact with the northern hemisphere light, it looked dull and boring and quite frankly rather yuk. The light had a cool blueness to it, unlike the warm orangey sunlit of here. So much too cool. Much too.....nothing.  So we spent a fortune  on some snazzy French upholstery material with velvety pinks and greens and something else. I am sure it will look fabulous. It is warm.

The elusive chairs

Here are the chairs. See later August 6th entry. It took 5 months to get them upholstered even when she had had the material for a month. Zoot Alors (whatever that means) And because it took so long to get them done, I had forgotten there weren't any greens in the material.We would have been stuck if we were having a dinner party. Bums through holes look. Not attractive, but the chairs now are.






I wont be going back to France for a while as I have been accepted into the School for Social Entrepreneurs course here in Melbourne. But John will be over fairly soon, as we tackle .. the dry stone walling. And begin to build a small wall round the front of the house  to park vehicles and also to relook at the garden wall and see if we can do a bit of work round there.  Its all happening and all is good.