This morning was mostly spent blocking off Max's most recent escape hole into next door's garden, whilst Josh went canoeing with the Lloyds in the Ardeche. What happens is that Max can hear the Lloyds, who live next door but one, chatting in their garden and he makes a beeline to go visit them. It's annoying for us because we have to keep plugging holes and irritating for the Lloyds because they get an unexpected visitor.
We have sold our other house in the village, so this afternoon was spent finding all the paperwork, regarding the improvements that we have made (see the before and after pictures above), to justify mitigating the capital gains tax.
Both jobs were completed successfully. Which was nice!
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As a treat for Josh who leaves tomorrow, Jan made him fish pie (basically various types of fish covered with mashed potato). It was good but not as good as one made by Jan's cousin Gill, which she made last time she was over. That was outstanding. I remember it as having the perfect balance of ingredients combined with a delicate lemon taste.
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