The weather this week has been relatively cool, and today has started off overcast. The builders have now started on the watertable around the top of the Adega, and we have two floors back on the Quinta. We expect them
Not much left of the Quinta
The majority of the Quinta has now been demolished, and we have had to move out of one room whch is now exposed to the elements. So it’s a little bit cramped at the moment. We have also suffered a
Adega now nearly rebuilt
The builders are getting on at a fair old pace. the Adega has been totally stripped out, and is now largely rebuilt. The roof has yet to go on and the internal walls are not up yet, but they have
Mid June
The weather has settled down now and we are getting warm sunny days with the temperature rising towards 30c. The builders have stripped out the Adega and spent about a week drilling out the rock on the ground floor. They
May 2008
We went back to the U.K. on the 7th May for three weeks to attend my brother’s wedding on Tresco on the Isles of Scilly, and following that his daughter Jemma’s
At Last
Well we went to the lawyer’s yesterday and signed the contract with the builder. The contract has very detailed timelines included, showing that all the work should be completed in a little over 12 months. The builder says that he
We have some dates!
We now have some dates! There will be a meeting with the lawyer to confirm the contract details on Thursday next, and the contract signing will be the following Thursday. The builder should start fairly soon after the signing, I
Easter in the village
The whole area has reverberated to the sound of fireworks since Saturday night. The locals seem to celebrate Easter with a visit from the local clergy, who are looking for a donation, they come round the villages ringing bells. They