Had an ugly week with the paint brush last week ,painting the rafters and putting the final coat on the ceiling.Not much fun and i have at least another 3 days till i finish.My dodgy neck doesnt like it much.I think i'll do the walls next,it should be easier than the high work.

The heater works a treat, warm house and doesnt use much wood.Very efficient

No waves at all the last 2 weeks,A bit unusual as its the best time of the year for surfing.It has been a terrible autumn for surfers and maybe the worst stretch since we arrived in April 2007.I'm getting a bit anxious as winter will be here soon and i want to get some time in the water before it gets really cold.Lucky i've had plenty of work to do to keep me busy.

last night on the beach

new wood heater

Just picked up our Poele(woodheater) and installed it.They wanted 1000euros for installation.No way, i thought it looked too easy.And it was ,5 hours later we have a new poele in our house and ready to keep us warm.It looks great and we hope it works as well as it looks.

Its Sunday and we went to a Vide Grenier at Josse this morning and picked up a wood box , a lamp and 12 small plates for 18 euros.

The warm weather continues with every day this week around or over 20°, unusual for late november and i'm not complaining.

I started painting the ceiling and rafters last week and hope to finish this week.I hope i finish soon as its not much fun

Rendered walls

The Colours of Autumn

Autumn is well and truly here with leaves everywhere on the ground.I must clean them up at least once a week to keep it under control.It really is a beautiful time of the year with coloured trees everywhere we look.The weather has been a bit more like winter than we want with lots of wind and rain.It has been oddly calm in between the ugly days,with some magnificent weather to keep us sane.

I havent surfed for nearly 3 weeks,very unusual for me.The swell has been very big and out of control for too long now but looks like settling down with maybe a chance to get in the water tomorrow.I have had the chance to get a lot of work done.I've rendered the walls and i'm pretty happy with the result and we're ready to install the Poele(pronounced ' pwarl ') which is a wood heater like a potbellied heater.It will be delivered on Saturday and because i've already installed the flue it will be burning after about 15 mins.We've ordered an old style, like the original french style Godin.A very well known brand here.Should look good, and they work very well too.I'll update with some shots when its in place.

Harry called me this morning to say that the bed has gone and been paid for,so except for som smaller garage sale sort of stuff,everything has been sold and pretty much sorted.He told me he delivered it for the people to Somerville.Thanks H,youre a legend,You really didnt need to deliver it for them.After a logistical nightmare sorting all the stuff out in OZ,it would not have been possible without the help of Harry and Melissa, and ,Skip and Claire and of course my family too.Your help was very much appreciated , so a big THANK YOU!!I hope that i can return the favour some time in the future.