After months of rain, Sunday was glorious! We thought summer had arrived at last.

There was a big bike ride and a walk from a town near Ade & Julie’s, so we stayed over, Nick cycled, Julie and I walked and Ade stayed home to do the cooking. I do like the domestic arrangements chez Rhoney! As part of the weekend, there was a small exhibition of old bikes, along with the clothes worn at the time. Often hand knitted, sometimes elegant and stylish looking, I wouldn’t like to try riding in anything so cumbersome. Give me lycra any day!

By Tuesday the unseasonal weather had returned; wind, torrential rain, hail, thunder and lightning. At least we know that Nick and Kieran have done a good job of installing the velux windows; I don’t like to tempt fate, but they’ve been well tested and haven’t let a drop in, which is more than can be said for a small patch of the roof where it meets the gite; there were hailstones bouncing in today!

We collected the doors and windows for the rest of the house in a deluge and the lads have spent the last two days installing the windows and cementing plinthes to support the French doors in the kitchen and bedroom. Soon it should be weatherproof and a lot more pleasant to work in.