Provence Tayl's

Despite the deadline ahead we felt it necessary to take our annual skiing holiday with Ian & Sheena in Morzine, in the Northern French Alps, a little under 5 hours drive from home. When we made these arrangements last year we did not expect to be up against tight a tight final schedule, but hey ho, your a long time dead!!
Here we are, first day, lunch over looking Morzine.


Despite is being the lead up to Easter the slopes were pretty quiet, there was plenty of snow and lots of sunshine! Perfect conditions.

Karen and I..........



The other women in my life!......



We had 5 very enjoyable days, as ever being kept entertained by Sheena (thanks for unplugging the internet!)and Ian making a great Ski guide and aide.





We returned last Fiday to see the progress of our pool. For us it is now the countdown, after two years building we are just over 5 weeks until our guests arrive.
It is hard to imagine that in 5 weeks people will be laying by the pool. For that to happen we are reliant on good weather. Until the pool is rendered (3 coats by hand abt 7 working days)we cannot measure the pool cover, this then has to be ordered and made ( there are 3 bank holidays in May here), it then has to be delivered and fitted, only then can we fill the pool which then has to be heated by Solar so we need sun! Please, please!!let it be sunny. In betweeen this the front of our house has to be rendered, the gardens landscaped (both houses).




We have beds and bedding to sort,we have potentially 20 people arriving and leaving our various beds on a Saturday so we have bedding for them all and to do changeovers plus bathroom and pool towels, thats a lot of washing and ironing..............








Still at least I bought Karen a nice anniversary present! I know how to treat a lady - just joking!