Updates as and when time is available.

August 2011

	August - Weather: Dry, just few thunder storms, with Ros and family over for the first week we had a few days of family fun. Meals out, trip to the island of 'WHAT' in French Houat, a great day. The only way is by boat so we went in a Zodiac, maximum of 8 and what a trip. Misty when we left La Trinité-sur-Mer (An Drinded-Karnag in Breton)
	But back to work, first this month cut our way into the temporary wall from the workshop to the main house a meter of hidden space. Make a door out of the bits and create some storage shelves.
	This then unable us to clean up the tool, workshop room and put away all the paint and bits which we will use later, thanks to Ros for the paint she managed to bring over, French paint is expensive and not so good.
	Next all the scaffolding down in the main stair well, stack and sort out all the joints. Then move all the windows, doors and wood from the kitchen to the first and top floor of the main house, also put in a temporary window on the first floor south side so it will all remain dry.
	Satellite dish put up in its final place on the south wall, also running through and connecting the 10 cables, so many apples this year, well that will be a another job in a month or so!
	Next we have to tackle the chimney in the main dinning room so we can connect up the wood burner, this requires a lining, the stone work to be taken down on the main chimney top and rebuilt. Then the whole thing to be filled with a mix of vermiculite and cement at 5 to 1, new pot. But before we can start we have to build and make some sort of safe access.
	So with the shuttering in place below, we have taken apart the old chimney down about 4 levels and rebuilt it. All cement and mixes have to pulled up by buckets. 2,250 liters of vermiculite, 11 bags of cement and all the kit. That's just over 320 buckets. Gerry mixing for 2 days.
	Heard of a house sale so Gerry has gone off on one, a French caved marriage bed, with dressing table, bed side cabinet and wardrobe, also thrown in another bed matrices and wardrobe. That's two bed rooms sorted.
	Well back to the pot, great views from here.
	Next placing in a temporary loo and sink in the area off the main kitchen also wiring in the lights for this area and the utility room, Jake coming to stay next month, but now gives us a the use of a few more rooms.
	Another 'Vin Granier' car boot and more stuff.
	Garden still doing very well, tomatoes and salad every day, still lots of potatoes, should go through the rest of the year, may be the last crop of strawberries, beetroot on the right, and still plenty of runner beans. But just had to cut the grass, just 6 acre's, hope this will slow down soon.
Our thanks goes to Daniel aging for his help, just not certain this is the correct topping out on the roof. Ask James Taylor.
Next month pointing the chimney, tiling and making the fire place below, inserting the stove, then removing the scaffolding. We then have to dig and clean up the ground on the south side, start sorting the stone and building.

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