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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

mulligitawny soup and balcony floor

New balcony flooring...we are making progress, one day at a time. The mulligitawny soup was delicious. Still enjoying the new white walls and playing with paintings. Changing styles every day, painting over old paintings. Waiting for the agapanthas to flower.

Monday, June 20, 2011

ever so slow

Rather than place pictures of the many unfinished areas, I am posting a jolly corner in the open kitchen. My resident electrician thought the fragrance of my exotic stargazing oriental hybrid lilies was bakelite plastic!


He called me at school to ask what was burning as he could smell bakelite!
More jolly pictures coming this way soon as I have to lift my spirits again: the weather is not summery any more. But at least the two skylight windows lighten things up even when it is Belgian grey.

Monday, June 13, 2011

of guests, chaos and bread

Guests have been visiting from afar, from downunder, outwest and from Paris. So even if the place resembles a chaotic tool bazaar, we seem to be reasonably gracious hosts. Well, either that or the friends are more than diplomatic. One false step on the top landing caused a huge leaping crash, guest and laptop both went flying.
Yesterday on Father's Day, the resident father cut through an old 16 cm concrete wall to start creating the new layout for the courtyard.This reinvention of the courtyard will need at least another 20 weeks at this rate.
When I think of the new guests arriving in a few weeks' time; I find my  teeth gripping my tongue and sweat beading my forehead. SO I bake herb bread and guzzle thick slices with Leccino Olive Oil from the foot of Africa.
Today, Whit Monday, the hound needs a walk and the slow-cooker will do the necessary. Black-eyed peas, chillies, tomatoes, onion, garlic, green peppers and celery.... By the time I get back from the walk, another 15 cm of the courtyard may have been designed.