Saturday, May 15, 2004
Saint Denise
Finished reading Life of Pi, Yann Martel last night. I won't write a review (there are loads already) but surfice to say I really enjoyed the book.
Fairly straightforward change-over day. The guests left a loverly comment in the guest book saying it was the best holiday they had ever had ! Makes it all worthwhile.
Caroline has finished painting all the external windows and doors to two of the gites. They look much much better than before.
We had a roofer come round to provide a devis (quote) to replace the slate roof on the barn down in the field. Unfortunately it has been neglected and was completely covered in ivy and the roof was leaking in quite a few places. Last autumn I cut through the ivy at ground level to make it die off. The roof really needs doing otherwise there is going to be water damage to the walls and it could comprimise the structure of the building. It would be a shame to leave it to deteroriate, you see too many old barns falling down in the countryside.
Cleared out loads of general rubbish from the garage.
No mowing today. Hurrah.
