Winter blues.

Sometimes I wonder whether I suffer from SAD. I do hate the winter and love my bed so much more in January and February than any other time of year. But when the sun shines here and we have beautiful but crisp cold days, it is definitely re-energising. Like today. Gorgeous blue sky, a early morning glistening off frost, and actually day I say it, a touch of warmth in the day as it progresses.

The problem is when the days get longer and warmer again,, it a sure sign that we must concentrate on starting to get the gites ready for May.

List of things that have broken and need replacing:
pompe chaleur for the pool which is less than 2 years old
pompe de puis which is less than 8 months old (yes and it 11 metres down the well)
my bosch washing machine 10 years old poor thing (again)
bath in Veranda (replaced but not yet finished the fitting of)
velux window Veranda replaced and fitted last week
Cooker Fermette (over zealous usage)
Toilet Ecurie

Things to order/buy
New beds & mattresses
Pompe Chaleur
Pompe Puis
Bed linens and pillows
Carpet for Veranda bedroom
New Bathroom suite for Veranda

List of gardening and landscaping tasks:
Patio for the boules pitch
Patio for the communal barbeque
Replanting 40 metres of hedges
Replanting and tidying up front of house where the re pointing work will be carried out.
Ploughing over old veg patch
Spring pruning
Still raking leaves
Chase up Monsieur Robin to see if we can buy his abandoned field. If successful to extend the lawn.

Jobs on our house:
Finish plastering utility
Finish porch
Repaint kids room
Varnish windows again

the lists seem to be endless.
Maybe I am just procrastinating with list writing and actually go and make a start.
Where's my wellies.