Wooden boat blues

Monday, May 30, 2011

I spent the day hauling broken concrete and other debris around the site. We're starting reconstruction soon so what will happen to the old mahogany yacht launch? We thought it might be a Riva made in Italy in the 1920's but it turns out to French of that era. We contacted a couple of maritime museums but no takers. Who would like a great retirement project?

Tuesday morning market

The Tuesday morning market in Olonzac is one of the best in the region. Earliest to stroll the market are the local villagers to buy the fresh produce, fish and meats for sale. They are followed by people from neighboring villages. They come to shop but often to also to meet their friends for a drink in one of the 4 cafes in town.

Sunday May 15th

Today a group of us went to the horse races at the Hippodrome in Carcassonne.

6 Euros to enter for an afternoon of various types of racing, betting, pony rides for the children with food and wine available. I bet 2 Euros on one horse to win and it came second!

A very casual and relaxed atmosphere. Well worth seeing.

Going to tender

On your mark, get set, GO!

Spring is here, actually some days are very summer like, and it's time.
The website looks great and apparently I must monitor and add to it. I hope it's not too much for a simple carpenter. Email sure, website work, perhaps. My plan is to post images as we go along showing our progress. This can be a trick because often what looks wonderful on the actual site is difficult to view on a website. I'm sure though that I'll get lots of input and help.

Our reconstruction plans are complete and the plans are going out for tender. We can finally get to work on building more beautiful homes for a few special people in our small community.

Planning Permission

Good news!

The first of February our Mayor signed the permit to allow the reconstruction of all the buildings on our site. 6 buildings of various kinds to be converted into 13 new residences with pool, gardens and parking.

The architect Bruno will have the technical drawings finished soon and we'll go out to tender.

Let the work begin!