back in Couze (again, I think)

So the battle of the cobwebs is ongoing. And I was gone only a week, but the bugs/detritis/whatever in the shower is pretty amazing. As is the cobweb/grunge on the floor factor.

P wants to do something about the fan in the kitchen, which, I admit, does make too much noise. On the other hand, the mildew problem while still a problem, is not nearly as bad as it was. (folks, it was BAD!). M. Theo Vontobel is coming on Tuesday to discuss the other repairs needed to the plumbing (like a hot water line downstairs in the cave, proper caulking upstairs around the tub, venting upstairs...). I assume we can get Jeannette to let him in when he comes to fix these things, and whatever else needs fixing.

And this guy Mark, with his English girlfriend Robin, are coming on Sunday morning to discuss other things, like fixing the drywall downstairs, and a few dozen other things. Maybe he will actually do good work...

I got a slew of keys made today, to the tune of 69 euros. That's $100. I need to get Pam to get Rowena to find our set of keys; she says she doesn't have any, but hey, that's not true. And Pam has the assignment to sell Rowena's house/farm. So maybe she can get the keys back, when Rowena actually has to move out, and discovers that she has a set of keys to our house...

Today at the market I bought a whole fresh foie gras. I suspect that I will cook it soon. Will keep you posted; this probably means several more pounds.

We need a couple of screens; one for the cave, to block off the toilet, and one for upstairs, to block off the bathroom area.

We need another fan. Although we have two, this is southwest France, and it gets HOT. There's a fan upstairs in our bedroom, and a second down in the cave, which we have to move up to the main floor to cool that off. We need another fan.

Lillie