DD - Apart from the plumbing (sounds an expensive job) each step has been positive so far.
If your offer is accepted, and the finance and grants come through, the work could be carried out over the winter ready for a spring/summer opening. Fingers crossed for you and Charlie.
Morning all - just. Didn't sleep too well last night so up late and still in kaftan despite pottering for an hour or so. it seemed to stay dark very late too this morning and, like Busy, we'll need our spring/autumn duvet soon and had better find a chap to check our heating system before we fire it up.
DD - our new house had been on the market for nearly 3 years so they accepted an offer. I hope yours do too. I have noticed that the new disabled access regs mean cafés and restaurants here now often have just the one loo but it is clean, spacious and easy of access for all. Maybe you too can get away with just one and maybe a small, separate "pissoir" for men.
It is cool today but the rain they were forecasting has now gone away so we'll be off out with the dogs soon for a good walk and then more unpacking and organising.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Morning all. My fingers are crossed too, DD. If the septic tank isn't right it's the seller who has to pay. I presume the house is on mains drainage so I don't know who pays in that case.
Raining today and rained in the night, so welcome. I have a load of daffodils to plant in the hard dry ground.
In France for a house to be on the market for 3 years is quite normal. Took OH 6 years to sell his. He put it on the market when his wife died. If he had sold it in the first year or two I wouldn't have met him.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good luck DD. If you can get it cheap and bring it up to scratch you could be sitting pretty in a few years. Do you know a good plumber?
Its wet here. I moved the banana into the greenhouse yesterday, and dropped a same size pot of bulbs into the hole. That way, I won't have to dig the hole out again next year. Although looking at the root that was escaping from the bottom of the pot, it might need a bigger pot next year anyway. I have tulips and alliums to plant, but the rest of the "hot" bed is mainly dahlias , salvias, and thunbergia which are flowering away. I am loathe to dig them out before the frost gets them.
Unilever and Tesco are just playing silly b's. I stocked up on Persil when the big boxes were half price, and we have two jars of marmite in the cupboard. Plenty in Morrisons anyway. They did the same thing a couple of years ago. Suddenly certain products were totally missing. I had to buy exceedingly good cakes at ASDA instead. The jostling and posturing calms down, and normal service resumes. Absolutely nothing to do with brexit or the pound.
Houses around here are getting "Sold" signs up in about three weeks flat. Quite a lot of activity for the time of year. Usually the "For Sale" signs come up with the daffodils.
Hagent had time to read back properly since we've been watching several episodes of Long Lost FamilY. However, I briefly saw the question by GWRS. Yes they are tomatoes - delicious. I'll read it all properly after my shower when I'm comfortably sung in bed. Minus 1 c predicted tonight. ?
Having a lazy day today (no difference there then). Pat you have something to answer for. Why on earth did you tell us about the jiigsaw site. I've been wasting loads of time on there. Your seedlings look to be doing well.
Great progress DD and as Rb says it's a matter of holding your nerve now. Everything crossed for you.x
GWRS hope you found a way to keep your guests entertained. A visit to a garden centre which serves lovely cakes is always a hit with me.
12 tog and window open here. T shirts and socks added as winter bites.
Our Belgian house sold in 10 days and to the 11th visitors. Was expecting it to take the more usual year so very pleased. Notaire's fees here in France are lower than in Belgium where we also had to pay for an electrical survey - any mods needed are for new owners within 18 months and they then have to have them certified. We also had to provide certificates of conformity for septic tank, CH oil tank etc.
Just been out for an hour's route march with the dogs. No hunters today so lots of fossicking about off lead down an unpaved country lane between paddocks and arable fields and one small field of grapevines.
Don't understand Tesco. The pound has dropped dramatically so anything relying on imported content is going to be more expensive. Reality check.
Busy and Papi - any suggestions as tow here I can get pots deep enough for sowing borad beans and sweet peas or am I back to collecting loo rolls?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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DD - Apart from the plumbing (sounds an expensive job) each step has been positive so far.
If your offer is accepted, and the finance and grants come through, the work could be carried out over the winter ready for a spring/summer opening. Fingers crossed for you and Charlie.
Fingers very crossed here too DD
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all - just. Didn't sleep too well last night so up late and still in kaftan despite pottering for an hour or so. it seemed to stay dark very late too this morning and, like Busy, we'll need our spring/autumn duvet soon and had better find a chap to check our heating system before we fire it up.
DD - our new house had been on the market for nearly 3 years so they accepted an offer. I hope yours do too. I have noticed that the new disabled access regs mean cafés and restaurants here now often have just the one loo but it is clean, spacious and easy of access for all. Maybe you too can get away with just one and maybe a small, separate "pissoir" for men.
It is cool today but the rain they were forecasting has now gone away so we'll be off out with the dogs soon for a good walk and then more unpacking and organising.
Morning all. My fingers are crossed too, DD. If the septic tank isn't right it's the seller who has to pay. I presume the house is on mains drainage so I don't know who pays in that case.
Raining today and rained in the night, so welcome. I have a load of daffodils to plant in the hard dry ground.
In France for a house to be on the market for 3 years is quite normal. Took OH 6 years to sell his. He put it on the market when his wife died. If he had sold it in the first year or two I wouldn't have met him.
My neighbours sold their house in one week. . . . not unusual around here.
It's a beautiful morning now that the sun is out.
Good luck DD. If you can get it cheap and bring it up to scratch you could be sitting pretty in a few years. Do you know a good plumber?
Its wet here. I moved the banana into the greenhouse yesterday, and dropped a same size pot of bulbs into the hole. That way, I won't have to dig the hole out again next year. Although looking at the root that was escaping from the bottom of the pot, it might need a bigger pot next year anyway. I have tulips and alliums to plant, but the rest of the "hot" bed is mainly dahlias , salvias, and thunbergia which are flowering away. I am loathe to dig them out before the frost gets them.
Unilever and Tesco are just playing silly b's. I stocked up on Persil when the big boxes were half price, and we have two jars of marmite in the cupboard. Plenty in Morrisons anyway. They did the same thing a couple of years ago. Suddenly certain products were totally missing. I had to buy exceedingly good cakes at ASDA instead. The jostling and posturing calms down, and normal service resumes. Absolutely nothing to do with brexit or the pound.
Houses around here are getting "Sold" signs up in about three weeks flat. Quite a lot of activity for the time of year. Usually the "For Sale" signs come up with the daffodils.
The house market is so different in the UK. Expenses here in France are more too, Agents, Notaires and taxes.
I love Marmite, have it most days on toast for brekkies. They now sell it in French supermarkets.
Hagent had time to read back properly since we've been watching several episodes of Long Lost FamilY. However, I briefly saw the question by GWRS. Yes they are tomatoes - delicious. I'll read it all properly after my shower when I'm comfortably sung in bed. Minus 1 c predicted tonight.
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Having a lazy day today (no difference there then)
. Pat you have something to answer for. Why on earth did you tell us about the jiigsaw site. I've been wasting loads of time on there
. Your seedlings look to be doing well.
Great progress DD and as Rb says it's a matter of holding your nerve now. Everything crossed for you.x
GWRS hope you found a way to keep your guests entertained. A visit to a garden centre which serves lovely cakes is always a hit with me
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12 tog and window open here. T shirts and socks added as winter bites.
Our Belgian house sold in 10 days and to the 11th visitors. Was expecting it to take the more usual year so very pleased. Notaire's fees here in France are lower than in Belgium where we also had to pay for an electrical survey - any mods needed are for new owners within 18 months and they then have to have them certified. We also had to provide certificates of conformity for septic tank, CH oil tank etc.
Just been out for an hour's route march with the dogs. No hunters today so lots of fossicking about off lead down an unpaved country lane between paddocks and arable fields and one small field of grapevines.
Don't understand Tesco. The pound has dropped dramatically so anything relying on imported content is going to be more expensive. Reality check.
Busy and Papi - any suggestions as tow here I can get pots deep enough for sowing borad beans and sweet peas or am I back to collecting loo rolls?