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We found the fosse and pool plumbing at the orangery.
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And more pruning
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Brush cutting… slow and steady. This is where the solar panels are going.
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We have been exploring the wines From one appellation over. Madiran might actually be better than our own st Mont.. not to worry we are equidistant from both coop stores. 😆
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Yum
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Closer and closer.
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Bit by bit.
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Progress! The concrete pad for the new pool technical room is complete.
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Footing poured. 80 sacks of ready mix and one very long day. Sincere thanks to our wonderful neighbor for helping me with this. It would never have happened without him.
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Almost ready for concrete
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New bee hives! Now I just need to make them hornet proof before we invite new buzzy residents.
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Yet another really good red.
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Today I built a DIY water filter from scratch. And it works beautifully 😁
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Scavenging flat stones from all of the ditches and junk piles around the property. This place is an Aladdin’s cave of salvage opportunities if you look carefully. This lovely pile of stones is going to be used to line the little basin we are creating to catch the waters from the spring.
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This little spring is the reason for all the drainage work we have done
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Here’s the wood for the concrete coffrage. A big thank you to Gert the lovely gentleman who runs the local lumber mill.
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The piers have been dug and the ferrailles mounted in concrete.
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Very nice wine this evening
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And another little burn
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Next we dig the piers for the terrace.
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Next, the downstairs loo!
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Tadaaa! Finished, finally.
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