Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Still no ToDo list, well it's on paper but fluid. Maybe I'll find another way of handling all the jobs. Running gites still seems to be very re-active. There is alot of planning but things keep cropping up. The quick plumbing job for a friend with a holiday home turned out to be all day. Not convinced holiday homes are a great idea. Most owners seem to spend thier visits doing gardening or DIY (or getting a friend to do it :-)). Trying to organize tradesmen in a foreign country when you are on a tight schedule is not ideal. Good opertunity here for a English speaking handyman.
This week caroline has had a friend over for a few days, which helps to remind me about why we left England. It's been good having her and her reminding us to chill out. There's loads of trivial niggles that have been stressing me out before the start of the season, but in reality they are no big deal at all.
Tomorrow I plan to sort out what I think is a minor blockage (scale ?) in the hot water supply/tank. Another plumbing job, but necessary if we want a trouble free services. Make sure the basics work and are safe.
Fantastic lunch today at the new resturant in Evran, 3 courses + wine and coffee for less than 10 euros. Will return.
French Fact #1: April fools day is called Poisson D'Avril
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