At the request of our 3.5 loyal readers, here is some news of the little house...
Il y a quelques semaines, je suis monté au grenier pour y installer l'électricité pour une antenne (nous n'avons toujours pas de télé) et j'y ai découvert ce... cette chose...
Some weeks ago, I went under the roof to install the electricity for an antenna (we still don't have TV at home) and I found this... that thing...

Voici en images l'année passée...
The past year in pictures...





The stairway to the attic (see it before) is almost done. In the meantime, we laid a carpet. We still have to sandpaper and varnish the steps.

We have received the result of the radon measurement in the house (see here) and everything is normal. Comforting.




We cleaned the garden. We removed buckets and buckets of stones but there is still a lot. We planted also one maple tree and bamboos.



The ventilation shaft of the extractor is done. This is what happens when you forget the hole in the wall: You have to pierce the wall when the kitchen is already in and it doesn't make things easy.


Our mailbox has been refreshed.

For some reason, I feel like painting also the stores... I don't know... Maybe in blue...

Le radiateur de la salle de bains a été remplacé car après seulement un an, il commençait à rouiller! J'ai dû me mettre à la plomberie, le nouveau radiateur nous ayant été livré brut de d'usine sans embout. Heureusement, on trouve plein de renseignements utiles sur internet...
The radiator of the bathroom has been replaced because it was already getting rusty! Fortunately, I could find a lot of useful informations on Internet and I was able to install it quickly (it was delivered without mouthpieces).


The lamps above the bar are installed! The Italian producer sent us finally a new hanging system because the original one was not functional.

We have also a new lamp in the lounge. Here again, we had some little worries and we could use it only after one month and after trying three different transformers.


This winter we cut the big holly tree and we replaced it with an apple tree and a plum tree.

En cours: le sol des toilettes du bas. J'ai fait sauter les anciennes tomettes. Beaucoup étaient cassées ou fêlées et j'en ai récupérées quelques unes pour l'entrée. Prochaine étape: le ragréage.
In progress: The floor of the guest toilets. I removed the old tiles, a lot were broken or cracked, and I kept the good ones for the entrance. Next stage: the screed.
En projet:
Projected:

Paint the last doors.

Build a bike shelter.


Build a terrace.

Insulate the ceiling of the basement.
Et pour ceux qui se demandent ce qu'est la première photo, voici une autre vue qui aide à comprendre...
If you're still wondering what was on the first picture, here is a different shot which should help you...

An hornets' nest.