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Week 39

My transition has been gradual. Lorenzo is slowly becoming home as I kit him out and get into the swing of things. This weekend I fitted another window. It wasn’t a complete success as my… 

Update

If some nasty people scam your old lady friend so that she commits suicide, then you need…….the Beekeeper. Interesting. I noticed a strange looking telegraph pole while walking Vaea and took a closer look. It’s… 

Mods day

Today I spent some time adding some much needed improvements to Lorenzo. A ceiling extractor and a small window. Using the large barn of a friend and some power it was time to make Lorenzo… 

Devil dog

I’m spending some time throwing the ball for Vaea at night and my white head torch just makes me a target for moths. Load of effin moths. So, I switched to the red bulb which… 

Fridgectomy

Lorenzo was fitted with a fridge unit to keep the cargo cool. While it worked well it was heavy, very noisy, used a lot of power and was comple overkill for keeping it cool enough… 

Sterilisation time

We can’t have puppies, or trails of blood in the confined living space. Plus, I don’t have the skills, time, inclination or desire to raise and sell or give away puppies. So…..it’s time for the… 

Pre-historic Wednesday

Pretty flat and boring around here. But, it was worth a short VTT ride with Vaea to have another look at the Tumulus. Here we are, trundling along one of the chemin blanc. We managed… 

12th Century Church

Nearly 20 years I’ve lived here and never been into this church, though I must have driven and cycled past it hundreds of times. It’s at Champagné-le-Sec and it was suggested I dropped in by… 

No more insects

My velcro to the wall fly screen arrived from Amazon. So, hopefully no more Frelon raiding parties. After living at a house without a garden for years it’s nice to have some grass. A five… 

Where ever I lay my hat…

Torrential rain this afternoon. I left several things out in the rain but thought damn it…. It’s only water. Until I remembered the very special bottle of single malt. I got soaked in the act…