1st -3rd October 2020

Back to the scrubbing!

Using hydrochloric acid this time...(bought at any supermarket here 😱)

You can see the white patches in the new doorway.

Then we had some rain which rinced it.

It looks great after the rain.

We now need it to dry thoroughly before applying a coat of protection against any frost.

Still raining!

Dave may have to put in another drain half way as we have a puddle forming 😟

(Une flaque 😁)

29th September 2020

Mark and Lucy visit us on their way to their new life in Portugal.

Us

Colin their bearded dragon.

Or truck pirate!

All ready to go...all three of them, Colin had the map!

One of Marks beautiful enhanced chopping boards.

It was the one they were using, hence the chop marks.

25th September 2020

A few random pics

Two random cats in the wisteria.

This years first pumpkin

Morning

23rd September 2020

Cleaning off the cement, a white film of it forms whenever they dry out!

Power washer

Scrubbing brush 

(nice action Dave!)

Squeegee

19th September 2020

A collection of unconnected photos on the wind down after the big push week....

Strange morning clouds😁

Yes, garden still giving!

Dave trimming the lavender hedge...the smell is heavenly...

22nd September,

 Dave puts up some shelves for my jungle, which will have to be inside by Friday as temperature is dropping to 3C overnight!

😱😱😱

18th September 2020

Rudy and vacuum cleaner.

The grouting is going to take a long time at this rate.

Reinforcements are called for, in the shape of Nina and Yul.

Progress at last....

Minky, Rudy's dog, giving the terrace the seal of approval!

17th September 2020

Day 4 in the Big bother house!!

Before the filling in began.

View from above.

Dave the drain.

Looking to make the drain look a bit pretty!

Nearly finished....

😁😁😁

Oh don't it look looovey!

So happy 💃💃💃!

16th September 2020

Day 3

Progress to the arch-to-be.

Tomorrow the house edge!

We hope we have calculated enough tiles....

🤞

15th September 2020

Day 2 on the terrace tiling

Spraying to keep cement wet...

Going passed the new door!

Cant tell you how brilliant this looks..😁

Finish of day 2

Then there was melon!

First from the garden

😁😁😁

14th September 2020

Work begins on the tiles at the back of the house...

13th September 2020

Dave makes the leveling "blobs", that he and Rudy will work to tomorrow. Slopping away from the house widthwise and towards the garden lengthwise.

Hopefully making the whole terrace drain quickly.

12th September 2020

We decided to go with this pattern

10th September 2020

Le Petit Prince

The little prince....

Or so he thinks!

9th September 2020

After a very welcome storm, we venture out to look at the garden and found 3 toads....crappo in french!