Running a Gite in Brittany

Ready to paint

At last all the taping and jointing of the plasterboard upstairs in the gite has been finished. All the walls and ceilings have been rubbed down and caulked ready for painting next week.

As you can most probably tell, it's my least favourite job. Dusty, tedious and time consuming, but because I can't plaster, I don't have alot of choice.

Also it doesn't make it any easier the fact that I've been through this whole process once before in the other gite, which is now finished, and I just want to get to the end.

|   4:29:39 PM   Ready to paint   

Willow play cabin for the gites

Some friends of ours (Stuart and Gabrielle) have created a new addition for the children's play area. A living willow play structure. The tunnel at the front leads into a 'tee-pee' type tent with a spiralling exit to the right. The willow will root itself, grow and the whole structure will get covered in foliage giving our gite guests a superb new hideaway to play in. I'm really pleased with the outcome and we are all looking forward to the spring to see the final result.

The testing staff are Elizabeth's friends from school at her Birthday party.

If you fancy building something similar in the UK, for courses, kits and willow rods, contact Steve Pickup of the Willow Bank through his website www.thewillowbank.com.

|   10:19:51 AM   Willow play cabin for the gites   

Back to work on the gite

Started back working on the gite on Monday taping and jointing the plasterboard walls and ceilings upstairs in the gite. The corridor and two bedrooms have both had thier first coats and the third bedroom is next.

It's a bit of a tedious long winded job but once finished the walls and ceilings will be ready for painting. Slow but steady progress at the moment.

 brittany gites |   7:08:26 PM   Back to work on the gite