Some say that “with due precautions and proper equipment nearly all construction work can be carried on in winter…” I am not sure if this is true. Our sturdy team have abandoned site. This week the world around us turned into a white deepfreeze. With no form of central heating any more, we hover around a small blow heater in the evenings before and after supper, we double up on duvets and eat well to keep up our strength. We munch on assorted slow-cooked stews , or gobble fried boudin with butter beans, zucchini and aubergine, all gently tossed around in olive on the hotplate. We wash things down with smooth peppery shiraz or soft hearty merlot.
