Saturday, November 13, 2004
Eleven locks at Hede
Quite a hectic Saturday. Elizabeth (6) took her first trip to the hairdressers to have a bob cut. It is a big improvement over her previous style of long hair. With no time to rest it was straight off to Breton dancing classes. Caroline has to make a coiffe, 'lace' headress, for her costume. Every Breton village has it's own 'lace' style, so she needs to be taught the correct method. The Breton dance teacher told Caroline today that was much easier to fix the coiffe to long hair. Opps! Luckily I was on a mission to Rennes to Brico Depot to get more DIY supplies :-)
After lunch we all went to Hédé and to see the Les Onze Ecluses (11 locks) along the Canal D'Ille et Rance. Hédé is a pretty little village set on a hill by the canal, hence the need for all the locks. A leisurely stroll along the towpath, with Elizabeth proudly sporting her new hair-do, allowed us to take in about six or seven locks before we turned back. I'd guess that all eleven were spread over about 3 km.
Eleven locks at Hede
My friend Ian and I have spent a couple of days trying to finish Poire ready to take the stairs which were delivered on Tuesday. Just swapping the stairs has had a load of knock on jobs. Because a wall had to be moved, it meant the ceiling and floor needed fixing up. The ceiling was replaced (it was polystryene tiles) and the floor patched with more laminate flooring. The wall (and adjacent walls) have been plastered ready for papering and painting. Fortunately the previous owner left two rolls of paper that match.
Once all the mess is over I'll fix in the stairs.
A light frost Friday morning meant Caroline and I had to move all the geraniums from the window sills and patios into the potting shed. There was over thirty troughs.
The moles are back !
At the suggestion of the builder we have removed the tin roof from the lean-to that will be demolished and re-built. The corrogated iron will keep my logs dry, and the two 5m long oak beams have kept us warm for several days.
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