one year on - 5 years on

we had to wait until the next day for our furniture to arrive

5 years ago today we were sat in the notaires office completing the purchase of Segala.

The only downside was that the vendors were distraught, we had waited over an hour for them to arrive and when they did the husband of the pair had tears in his eyes.

We so understood how they felt - they had put their beloved Segala  on the market thinking it could take 5 years or more to sell and we came along - the first to view and cash buyers in a hurry. They could not risk losing the sale, and looking at how the housing market here has gone they certainly made the right decision, and so Segala became ours.

We have had a wonderful 5 years here, making Segala our own, and look forward to many more.

This time last year I set out to write a daily blog - it was of course never going to happen. I did quite well at first except for breaks in internet connection but when family crisis hit in January I got out of the habit and it was hard to get started again. I can truthfully say that almost every day the blog post is "written" in my head but, oh so often, that's as far as it gets. I shan't be losing any sleep though, often the reason is because I'm busy having fun and have no time to sit writing about it and it's not as if there is a big readership hanging on my every word.

Anyway, I do still like it here so aici sen pla will continue as a blog as frequently or otherwise as I feel motivated, as a personal diary to be shared with any who are interested.

completion day

Its finished - my first full size quilt to be completely quilted and finished off ( my first top is still waiting to be quilted). Feeling very pleased with my efforts.

Its always very satisfying to finish a project - this has been a while coming. I started piecing in April 2014. The quilting was always going to be the big test as this was the new skill for me. My first quilt top is still unfinished because I have kept putting off quilting it - no excuse now, must get on with it .

Jardin Noble Val

We were pleased to see a dry morning today as I always look forward to the Jardin Noble Val plant fairs and the spring event this year had been a very soggy affair.

We went searching for an apricot tree ( the one we bought 5 years back fruited this year but has reverted to its wild plum rootstock - it had to go), and an orange rose. Mission was accomplished, apricot tree and orange rose plus a few extras for luck and this afternoon we have been busy planting.

the rural idyll

The rural idyll- Trevor spent the morning shovelling sheep poo and transporting it home in the trailer where we both shovelled until we had our own smelly pile waiting to be dug into the veg patch .

BUT I also picked lovely small courgettes, some aubergines and lots of chillis just to remind me it will be worth the effort!

Also having spent the morning outside with the "aroma" we were able to eat lunch outside without noticing the fragrant air after our farmer neighbour's two days of work muck spreading on the field around our garden.