Chris met the plumber last night and he can't come until Thursday afternoon as he is too busy dealing with burst pipes due to the cold spell. Thank goodness for Kevin and Judith's gite. We sat in front of the open fire for an hour or so after supper last night but were still tucked up by 9.
Another lovely night's sleep and awoke to another grey gloomy and cold day.
So far: weather awful and cold, house freezing and no water, caravan just freezing, living out of a suitcase, no internet for 2 weeks and everything is really expensive. On the other hand: I've bought a car but not yet insured it and the food's good. On balance I'm not really happy.
We spent the morning with the architect and the roofer, shivering our way around the house, talking in rustic French, which was jolly hard work. Finally we retired to the caravan to sign the devis [estimate] for the roof and all congratulate each other on a decision finally made. Then we introduced the architect to the latest changes to the plans and he explained slowly and carefully why most of them won't work!
We hadn't really recovered from the sleepless nights before we left Pretoria and at the weekend so the afternoon was spent in front of a log fire, searching the internet for cheap insurance for the car. Some hope!
We spent the evening getting outside a bottle of local wine, eating and watching Downton Abbey. I actually sat right in front of the fire, changing sides as each one gets to burning point. I want to go home!!!!!!
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