Work on La Picholine is ongoing. We now have the windows in, (well the ones that are here). We are still awaiting delivery on the bathroom window and the sill for the kitchen window has not arrived. It has been promised for later this week but we have a little trip to England planned so it will be later next week before we pick this up (and hopefully get it home and fit without breakages) . The shutters are on and working too. The gutters are on order and should be here for fitting the last week in October. Bryan has also started on the first fix electrics so I am getting bombarded with questions about where I want plug sockets and which walls are the beds going etc. All the light fittings are en route and the kitchen is designed. Hopefully it will all turn out as we have planned but it's work in progress and things could change......

We had our first days rain since May last Saturday, so the photoshoot we have to do of the grape harvest has been postponed due to the conditions underfoot. The red clay soil sticks to your shoes and you end up feeling like you are walking on stilts. We hope it will have dried up enough before Thursday or it won't get done.  We also did a shoot on Friday in nearby Neffies. A beautiful Chambres d'Hotes called "Maison Dix". Well worth a stay if you visit this region for a holiday. Bryan is working on the post production as I write this.

Yesterday morning was spent in the veg garden digging up the last of the tomato plants and planting up a new strawberry bed. We have to do a daily tour of the cabbages to check for caterpillars (or eggs). The butterflies are still around due to the warm weather and although they are lovely to watch their offspring can eat more cabbage leaves than you could imagine in one sitting. I have also taken some lavender cuttings to increase our planting stock for the new part of the garden around La Picholine.

A neighbour/friend passed on some spare quince so I have been busy making quince jelly to add to our growing store cupboard. It was my first attempt and it now needs a little time to mature so I will let you know in a few weeks if this has been a success.

The Olives are nearly ready for picking so we visited the nearest mill to us to find when we can take ours to be made into olive oil - Guess what my next job is for November........

Next on my list is packing. I hope all the little ones are ready for our visit. We are so looking forward to seeing them once again ( and the big ones too).  Here's hoping that the weather is kind to us and it's not too cold - we haven't worn long trousers or jackets since March so we are not used to it.