in search of the kiwi

On my first day off I had expected to be heading for the slopes to ski, but with the beautifully warm weather, blue skies and sunshine, I ...

I love my Rocket Stove.  I’d seen them here and there before, mainly home made affairs, cobbled together with old baked bean cans and old ...

Here’s a tiny glimpse of a great week spent with good friends from the UK.  For some reason there is minimal photographic evidence, but I ...

Wow, that was over to months ago, my last posting.  I did go to the UK, I spent a wonderful month visiting family and friends, catching up...

A friend of Heathers, Tom, enthused about his recent new toy, a drone equipped with a camera, one afternoon whilst we were indulging in te...

My plans haven’t been going to plan since I last wrote, but it’s all worked out extraordinarily well.  I had been invited to work on const...

Preparing the vegetable garden for winter. This is a no dig method that we all knew about discussed at length before putting into prac...

Back at Vanessa and Lisa’s, our projects continued.  Social visits out for pizzas on a Friday evening, mulching the hedging plants with st...

11.11.13 at 11:11 in front of the church of Barrancoueu            Lest we forget It snowed all night and the morning view was some...

I passed through Lourdes, Bagnere de Bigorre and Tarbes, staying a couple of nights and visiting as many estate agents as I could find.  ...

stunning sunset if you park in the right place, the morning view can be amazing blueberry bushes with their autumnal hues t...

I left the mountains in a snow storm, concerned that the roads wouldn’t be clear enough for the car.  Fortunately Pierlo arrived with a st...

I have spent the last couple of days repointing an old stone wall and my arms don’t want to move any more.  It’s not that difficult and I a...