Guillhaume has torn himself away from the beaches of Sydney and the Larrassat team extraordinaire start work on the house today. He promises me photographs demonstrating progress (hopefully) and these will be posted when they arrive. I've almost forgotton what I'm having done - oh yes - windows replaced, double doors put in, balcony built, Basque fireplace installed, new old sytle traditional staircase, wood burning stove, sceptic tank, new plumbing, bathrooms, roof insulation - crumbs thank goodness I got an estimate agreed and a completion date - with an agreed percent variation.
So in four weeks I gather up my soon to be married Sian, my best advisor, and we make for the Pyrenees. Meanwhile architect Rick is en route to his house in the Pays Basque and he will keep regular check on my building work - how lucky am I. More so because Mol, his wife, has another fibre glass cow in the back of their car and they are driving it across France to where she will, as the artist she is, turn it into a premier super chic creation.
The only downside is a broken right hand and severely sprained left wrist due to a fall on Manchester cobbles; three weeks of a stunning virus which is is circulating the city; and a continuously pathetic builder who has gone off site, again, so selling the Manchester flat remains a problem.
A very wise rule in life - never ever consider anything involving builders without a written estimate and an agreed completion date - after two years of living on this horrendous building site and being messed around by cowboys of the century Haigh and Haigh Property Incompetents Inc. we have all learned that to our cost. So get a completion date for anything, and never do anything if a company called Haigh and Haigh is involved.
Must stop = Ireland have picked up their game against France and its beginning to get tense - so far, IRE 11 - 13 FRA. Allez les Verts. (Sian is getting married to a Dublin lad, so I decided to become an Irish rugby supporter).
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