Tuesday 18 May 2010

A week without Jane

We're on the countdown to party time now and it's all systems go here to say the least. Jane is presently the other side of the channel stocking up with plaster and paint so that I can carry on working hard as always. It was a bit of an unplanned visit but there are some things that take priority. The gite is storming forwards now. I have a snagging list and hope to have crossed all the jobs off before the arrival of my mum and dad on 27th May. The hardest job is going to be fabricating the curved bath side for one of the ensuites. One of the downsides of buying baths on leboncoin, is that not all the bits are likely to be included but, such is life. The veggy patch took a turn for the worst after a couple of very severe late frosts. Unfortunately the beans have been totally wiped out, but Josh has already got the next load planted in order to replace them. Although the foliage on the potatoes was also killed, they are far hardier and appear to be coming back well now. The raddishes, onions and garlic seem to have been oblivious to the frost which is lucky as they represent a large amount of this years expected produce. The kids also discovered the most enormous hairy caterpillar today so I thought I should post a picture of it, to give you an idea of scale, it's nearly 4 inches long.

1 comment:

lilyplum said...

I love the caterpillar wonder what sort of moth it will turn into?