Reflecting on yesterday's walk...

 

I joined Pauline on her walk to Barrou and back yesterday (7.5km). The walks takes us along the back road from La Guerche, around the former stad and passed the campsite before returning along the same route. The campsite owners are currently making new pitches for their static caravans on the ground in front of their small lake (above).We think this is because of the damage that they experienced due to flooding a couple of years ago on the existing site. 

The owners work really hard at keeping the site in tip top condition and we are sure the new extension will be a credit to them as well.

Another feature of the walk is that we pass a former farm holding that has been renovated to a high standard but still has a lot of potential with its out building. We noticed yesterday that a large water basin had been filled in near the property below which sits within the site. Looks like this may be the next part of their renovation project. 

The walk doesn't provide much in the way of colour on the way so it was good to capture these wild poppies yesterday.

It took a while but got there in the end!

We have at last finished our 'sitooterie' behind the barn here at the 'Old Walnut Mill' with the second load of chips going down. It was always something that we worked on outwith our rental season and when we were not busy with other projects. Guests were happy just using the courtyard and we only passed by on our way to our small potager . 

The project has been a lesson in recycling,the steps were a gift from the guys who were digging up the road to put the electricity cables underground,the little wall from the stones that came from reducing the wall height, the door was a toilet door at 'Les Balcons'.the window was from 'Le Bourg' double glazing project,the wall planters old wall lights from our neighbour,the slates and timber are from a demolition job at the 'La Guerche' project.

A little bit of history...

We had intended working in the garden last Saturday after our guests left the Old Walnut Mill but the rain put paid to that so we returned to La Guerche for the afternoon and had a rare afternoon to relax. It is not as if we don't have anything to do at 'the project' but we are now in a position where can decide when and if. What I decided to do was connected to our house here - when emptying the attic of what was the former grocer's shop I had found empty bottles, crates and packaging which I decided to keep a hold of (as if Pauline is not stufficating enough?) and use in some way as a homage to the former use of the house. Above is a collage of some of the packaging which now hangs in our office which was formerly part of the shop.