Fed up with life in the UK we moved to France for a new start. Left behind the private schooling, traffic jams and housing estates for a better quality of life. We now live in Brittany, France running gites (holiday cottages).
Finished removing the stairs from Poire. Now we just have a hole in the ceiling waiting for a new staircase. Judging by the gap between the beams and the height of the upstairs we are going to have to get one specially made to fit. More expense, but a necessary improvement.