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Since we bought the place in 2016, we have been in a never ending war with weeds. During spring/summer, the courtyard area in front of the house can go from zero to shoulder high greenery is just a few months.I made a few backbreaking attempts to pull the offending plants out by the roots, but I was short on both skills and the required man hours We eventually found a gardener who could visit every 4-6 weeks. [ 68 more words ]

Battling Nature Since we bought the place in 2016, we have been in a never ending war with weeds. During spring/summer, the courtyard area in front of the house can go from zero to shoulder high greenery is just a…

I've discovered that it's quite hard to keep a blog post about renovating a property going going when your available spare time is going into the project itself. Hence there's has been a total absence of any updates here since June. To make amends, here's a quick review of where we are up to: After some jeopardy (see previous posts) the pool was finally finished in time for our August holiday and it's pretty stunning as you can see from this picture. [ 259 more words ]

Back in the Loop I’ve discovered that it’s quite hard to keep a blog post about renovating a property going going when your available spare time is going into the project itself. Hence there’s has…

We made a flying visit a few weeks ago in May and saw the remarkable progress with the pool. It's due to be complete by mid July and we'll have some landscaping done by then too. The travertine tile surround is done and the landscaping was due to start the week after our visit. The lining has to go in and the pumps and filters. [ 240 more words ]

Summer’s Here We made a flying visit a few weeks ago in May and saw the remarkable progress with the pool. It’s due to be complete by mid July and we’ll have some landscaping done by then too. The tr…