Its been a while....
May is always frantic, with gite preperations and a never ending list of snagging jobs. My winter list of things that needed doing has been worked through, the problem being I kept adding to it much to Mr LR frustration. There are a few whimsical ideas that have been shelved (fire pit patio just dosnt seem important when the nights are incredibly warm for the time of year). We have though relocated the tennis court sized veggie garden to a small manageable raised bed by the lounge doors. Phew no more bind weed choking the leeks and lettuces, but a reduced but hopefully productive patch of mud (if we can stop the dogs from thinking its a great resting perch for their chase games.
It has been unseasonably hot for May. Fortunatley, touch wood the well is still working (thanks to Mr LR's determination to fix the pompe puis as opposed to buying another new one), but I fear that the early blooming flowers will not last the season and by the end of July we will have shrivled and crispy flower beds, regardless of our watering attempts. The hot sun has also put pay to putting a coat of varnish on the window frames (a normal May job) as the lasure would just blister in this heat.
One the upside of the heat though, the pool is lovely, and as much as we love our guests, it is nice to have a period of time when we can use it alone! (I know selfish....am working on Mr LR's love of digging holes to dig me a new pool). One pool problem though, Meg our collie has taken to free dipping. Will have to discourage her with an old bath in the digger yard.
My new cleaner is working out a treat too. Turns out she is also a registered child carer and WANTS to take on my customers children, day or night for child care and babysitting...so if La Roultiere's guests wish to vineyard crawl, child free, they can, know full well that the lovely Ruth is taking the kids on a nature trail, or bought her fancy dress box over (childrens fancy dress only!!) Crayons at the ready!!!!
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