BUILDING THE DREAM

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20.18.18 - 6 Weeks of Summer 2018 - From a Now Non-Resident Holiday Home Owner's Point of View - It's Not All Sunshine and Sangrias, but We Still Think It's Worth It - Especially With a "Thank You!" :o) ...

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/single-post/2018/08/20/6-Weeks-of-Summer-2018---From-a-Now-Non-Resident-Holiday-Home-Owners-Point-of-View---Its-Not-All-Sunshine-and-Sangrias-but-We-Still-Think-Its-Worth-It---Especially-With-a-Thank-You-o-

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11.06.18 - Big Developments on the Horizon - The Cottage is For Sale!!!Big Developments on the Horizon - The Cottage is For Sale!!!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/single-post/2018/06/11/Big-Developments-on-the-Horizon---The-Cottage-is-For-Sale

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11.05.16  - Make Yourself a Brew - Lots of Change, But The Show Will Go On!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Make-Yourselves-a-Brew-Lots-of-Change-But-The-Show-Will-Go-On/cu6k/573394bf0cf284cf213fd859

 

26.11.15 - Long Term Lets, Big Decision Made and Changes to Come - Do You Fancy a Long Break in the Idyllic French Countryside?

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Long-Term-Lets-a-Big-Decision-Made-and-Changes-To-Come-Do-you-Fancy-a-Long-Break-in-the-Beautiful-Idyllic-French-Countryside/cu6k/5656d42c0cf299a6c5270e38

 

26.09.15 - Barn Living Update and Summer Steals The Show With Her Damson Jam!!!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Barn-Living-Update-and-Summer-Steals-The-Show-With-Her-Damson-Jam/cu6k/560681690cf2a7bb74b88951

 

03.08.15 - We Did It!!!  Now For a Bit of Time Out!!!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!We-did-it-Now-For-a-Bit-of-Time-Out/cu6k/55bf65980cf22a872585f16b 

 

14.06.15 - Concrete Jungle - Finished! WHOOPIEEE!!! A Celebration Post

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Concrete-Jungle-Finished-WHOOPIEEE-A-Celebration-post/cu6k/557dd0c50cf298dc5b98b822

 

03.05.15 - Barn Progress: First Bay Floor Complete & We Have a Flat Lounge Floor! Only 4 More Bays To Go! :o/ Barn "Facelift" Commences!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Barn-Progress-First-Bay-Floor-Complete-We-Have-a-Flat-Lounge-Floor-Only-4-More-Bays-To-Go-o-Barn-Facelift-Commences/cu6k/5544fdce0cf23d01646a57f8

 

19.04.15 - 25.04.15 - Barn: First Fix Plumbing, an Artiste Commissioned, A Larger Lounge in Seconds and The Gite Gets a Facelift! Tips on Identifying and Preventing Snakes Too! :o/

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!190415-250415-Barn-First-Fix-Plumbing-an-Artiste-Commissioned-A-Larger-Lounge-in-Seconds-and-The-Gite-Gets-a-Facelift-Tips-on-Identifying-and-Preventing-Snakes-Too-o/cu6k/553cb5260cf2836c87f78655

 

21/04/15 - Spring Has Truly Sprung, Summer is Fast Approaching and The Heat Is On!: Barn Floor Progress and My Continued Fight With The Garden!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Spring-Has-Truly-Sprung-Summer-is-Fast-Approaching-and-The-Heat-Is-On-Barn-Floor-Progress-and-My-Continued-Fight-With-The-Garden/cu6k/5534008c0cf2adc1acd16445

 

10/04/15 - A Sneaky (Very) Early Birthday Trip Away To Paris, Easter and Progress With The Barn and Garden!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!A-Sneaky-Very-Early-Birthday-Trip-Away-To-Paris-Easter-and-Progress-With-The-Barn-and-Garden/cu6k/55280f2b0cf21d84af92500c

 

08/04/15 - Paris, Mon Amour!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Paris-Mon-Amour/cu6k/552578fc0cf21933cd48173a

 

24/03/15 - Cold and Rainy, But There Are Always Waterproofs!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Cold-and-Rainy-But-There-Are-Always-Waterproofs/cu6k/5511c58f0cf21d84af50a59d

 

23/03/15 - Plant Delivery! Let The Planting Commence! Let's Not Mention The..errr...lawn..mower...issue.... :o/

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Plant-Delivery-Let-The-Planting-Commence-Lets-Not-Mention-Theerrrlawnmowerissue-o/cu6k/55104dba0cf2aa181152d302

 

21/03/15 - A Shocking Revelation! Vendée Family Connections!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!A-Shocking-Revelation-Vendée-Family-Connections/cu6k/550d4cb40cf292acc4ded055

 

20/03/15 - Solar Eclipse!!?? Back To The Barn - Preparations For The Floor Levelling

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Solar-Eclipse-Back-To-The-Barn-Preparations-For-The-Floor-Levelling/cu6k/550c4d660cf292acc4d11bd5

 

18/03/15 - The Gardening Continues - Hard Work Definitely Pays Off!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!The-Gardening-Continues-Hard-Work-Definitely-Pays-Off/cu6k/5509ebbc0cf292acc4adddd5

 

17/03/15 - Carry on Gardening!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Carry-on-Gardening/cu6k/550892eb0cf2031a764c75cf

 

16/03/15 - Spring Is Here!: Time To Get The Garden Sorted

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Spring-Is-Here-Time-To-Get-The-Garden-Sorted/cu6k/5507572a0cf27b8ab298c532

 

11/10/14 - The Quandary; A Bad Case of Head VS Heart - What Do You Think?

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!The-Quandary-A-Bad-Case-of-Head-VS-Heart-What-Do-You-Think/cu6k/A7E5F029-A6F7-4F5F-A450-37E51C60A6A8

 

30/07/14 - Finding our Feet; Settling and Adjusting as a Family

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Finding-our-Feet-Settling-and-Adjusting-as-a-Family/cu6k/0DA9A53E-0D12-46C0-AE29-92C022289D88

 

15/08/13 - Heroes & Heroines - A Tribute To Team Lys

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Heroes-Heroines-A-Tribute-To-Team-Lys/cu6k/D643F5DC-82FB-42C6-A23F-D85E7BD2503F

 

01/03/13 - More Insulation and Battening! CM vs MM = Trouble in...Paradise??! ;o)

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!More-Insulation-and-Battening-CM-vs-MM-Trouble-inParadise-o/cu6k/551995af0cf21d84af6605b5

 

24/02/13 - Snow!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Snow/cu6k/5511c2460cf21d84af509a44

 

24/02/13 - Early Party For Lula

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Early-Party-For-Lula/cu6k/5510456f0cf2aa181152a91e

 

21/02/13 - More Preparations For The Biodigester Installation: The Concrete Base Is Going In!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!More-Preparations-For-The-Biodigester-Installation-The-Concrete-Base-Is-Going-In/cu6k/550c3fa80cf292acc4cfdaf0

 

20/02/13 - Knee Deep With a Shovel and a Special Little Visitor!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Knee-Deep-With-a-Shovel-and-a-Special-Little-Visitor/cu6k/5509e1df0cf292acc4ad726b

 

19/02/13 - The Biodigester Has Arrived! It is HUGE!!!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!The-Biodigester-Has-Arrived-It-is-HUGE/cu6k/55088d970cf27b8ab2a04dd9

 

16/02/13 - Waste Pipe Runs - Let The Digging Begin!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Waste-Pipe-Runs-Let-The-Digging-Begin/cu6k/550601ba0cf2458597cbf70b

 

16/02/13 - At Last! The Rendering Can Commence

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!At-Last-The-Rendering-Can-Commence/cu6k/550610a20cf2458597cc3526

 

15/02/13 - 5 Nappies!!??

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!5-Nappies/cu6k/5505ff810cf2458597cbee6e

 

14/02/13 - Endless Chisseling, 1st Fix Electrics, Battening and Plasterboarding

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Endless-Chisseling-1st-Fix-Electrics-Battening-and-Plasterboarding/cu6k/5505e5420cf2458597cb605b

 

13/02/13 - Plasterboarding: And The Filling Commenses!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Plasterboarding-And-The-Filling-Commenses/cu6k/5505fe150cf2458597cbe67c

 

01/02/13 - Waterproofs Needed?

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Waterproofs-Needed/cu6k/5505e1140cf27b8ab29060bf

 

29/01/13 - Insulation Installation - All Hands on Deck!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Insulation-Installation-All-Hands-on-Deck/cu6k/5504a7df0cf27b8ab289067d

 

24/01/13 - Roof Leaks and Pointing

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Roof-Leaks-and-Pointing/cu6k/55049b620cf27b8ab288aa1e

 

17/01/13 - We're Back! More Windows! And Summer Gets a Swing!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Were-Back-More-Windows-And-Summer-Gets-a-Swing/cu6k/550492c80cf27b8ab28867a0

 

25/12/12 - Christmas Already!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Christmas-Already/cu6k/55048cb10cf2458597c3074f

 

18/12/12 - Day 8 - 2nd Window Going In!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Day-8-2nd-Window-Going-In/cu6k/5503f7170cf27b8ab284183a

 

12/12/12 - Day 3 - And There Was Light!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Day-3-And-There-Was-Light/cu6k/55033b620cf2458597baf6ef

 

Day 2 - Warmth!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Day-2-Warmth/cu6k/550339390cf2458597bae25f

 

10/12/12 - A Beautiful Arrival Never To Be Forgotten - Bonjour France!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!A-Beautiful-Arrival-Never-To-Be-Forgotten-Bonjour-France/cu6k/11112939-FB64-4B67-8167-BE8C239F7F08

 

10/12/12 - We have Arrived!: A guided Tour of The Property as We Found It

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!We-have-Arrived-A-guided-Tour-of-The-Property-as-We-Found-It/cu6k/54ff06800cf24585979643a1

 

19/12/12 - The Big Move; It Is Really Happening! A Bientôt Angleterre!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!The-Big-Move-It-Is-Really-Happening-A-Bientôt-Angleterre/cu6k/5DFD39DD-01BB-473A-B191-58F63A0AF39E

 

25/10/12 - Getting The Ball Rolling; The Start of a New Venture - Many a Hoop To Jump From Here On In!

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Getting-The-Ball-Rolling-The-Start-of-a-New-Venture-Many-a-Hoop-To-Jump-From-Here-On-In/cu6k/5507f0530cf2458597d645ba

 

04/03/12 - Why Move To France?

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!Why-Move-to-France/cu6k/5507f6a10cf2031a7647dcd1

 

04/02/12 - Introduction:Why I Created My Blog

http://www.buildingthedreaminfrance.com/#!IntroductionWhy-I-Created-My-Blog/cu6k/5507ef0a0cf2458597d64218