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Hard landscaping

I've been on half-time this week, mainly because of school half-term and partly due to half-energy levels. A few days recuperation is most welcome. Most of my extra free time has been filled either with playing with the children or shopping for building supplies.

After bashing up the concrete ramp in front of the gites last week I've taken advantage of the better weather and concreted in a load of flower bed border edging pieces between the two gites. Caroline and I have bought some fencing which is going to divide the flower bed and give each gite a degree of privacy. Next major landscaping job is to edge the terrace area in front of each gite with granite sets and in-fill with paving or block pavers. Not sure yet.

Before the main influx of guests in April I would like to get the outside of the building finished. The sooner the better, as it then gives us some time to plant up new beds and window boxes etc.

 

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These are our experiences of running a gite business in Brittany, France. A gite is the French equivalent of a country holiday cottage. French culture, language, taxes and bureaucracy. Find out about our gites using the links on the LHS. This is our fourth season (2006) and we are looking forward to the summer. Stories about the road to this point will be added in due course. Renovation nightmares, builders, stress, schooling etc. Stay tuned.



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