Concrete

On Saturday the sheep had their hooves trimmed - the sheep don't enjoy it and it's a back breaking job for me.  Since then I've been working mostly at Pont de la Taule. Moving ridiculously large and incredibly heavy (not to mention cumbersome) riven marble slabs from the old kitchen to the lobby where there have become the floor and then all the preparation works for pouring the bathroom floor slab (moving and levelling hardcore, drainage works, laying insulation and moving three tonnes of various aggregates from the road to the house in a wheelbarrow).  Today was the day for the pour and fortunately I had Justin, Ian and Jason to help out with the mixing.  It still took all day.  Photos tomorrow.

Samedi j'ai coupé les sabots des brebis - elles n'aiment pas et pour moi, c'est un boulou avec toujours un mal au dos.  Depuis la, j'ai travaillé à Pont de la Taule. Je portais les dalles de marbre enormes, tr&egraves lourdes de la cuisine au foyer, faisais les preparations pour la nouvelle étage en béton (je portais 3 tonnes de gravillons entre la route et la maison en brouette). Aujourd'hui etait la journée pour mélanger le béton - heuresment Justin, Ian et Jason m'aidaient. Il prends toutes la journée enfin.

Weather has turned cold after three weeks of 'summer'.  A little rain today which fell as snow on the mountains and more snow forecast for the weekend.

Après trois semaines d'été les temps s'a gâté. Aujourd'hui il pleut (il neige aux montagnes) et nous attendons plus de neige ce weekend.