Monday, May 17, 2004
New staircase for gite
Saint Pascal
Caroline planted up 10 trays of geraniums to go on the window sills of the house and gites. They grew to a reasonable size and the weather has really warmed up so we put them out about a week ago to harden off. A few days ago we noticed some of the plants had died or were doing very badly. Couldn't work it out (too high for slugs, soil OK, water, light, no sign of disease) until this morning. A Pied Wagtail was pecking out the little shots and killing the plants ! The larger plants are OK so I guess we will have to put them under cover for a few days.
The old spiral staircase has finally gone. I chopped it up with an angle grinder and took it to the déchetterie (recycling depot). It was a shame to dump it because a lot of time and effort had gone in to hand crafting and welding it specially. It was a one off. However, some people are put off by spiral staircases and they are difficult with suitcases, so we replaced with something a little less industrial and more 'cottage' like::
New staircase for gite
