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The great pool curtain conundrum 🇬🇧

Posted on August 4, 2024 by JJS
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A wet afternoon 🇬🇧

Posted on July 11, 2024 by JJS
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Bistro bliss 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

Posted on May 6, 2024 by JJS

From Parisian pavements to poolside pages 🥐Ah, the quintessential Parisian bistro setup: a small round table, a duo of chairs, and an endless stream of passersby to observe. It’s not just a French thing; it’s a ritual, a cultural cornerstone, … Continue reading →

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Windy

Posted on November 22, 2023 by JJS

🍂🍂🍂 Quite a typical autumn day here, not necessarily cold but fairly windy. Of course as a result leaves are blowing away from the trees and settle all over the ground and in the pool. A daily sweep is certainly … Continue reading →

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Laughing Gaz (IIIbis)

Posted on July 17, 2023 by JJS

I asked ChatGPT to rewrite my previous post. Just for fun. 📢 Annoyed Update: Energy Consumption Woes 😡 Hey everyone, I hope you’re having a better day than I am dealing with our energy provider, EDF! 🙄 I just wanted … Continue reading →

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Laughing gaz (Part III)

Posted on July 17, 2023 by JJS

And the saga continues At the end of June I contacted our energy provider EDF to inform them that our estimated consumption as shown on their web site was completely out of order (see blog post). They decided to change … Continue reading →

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Laughing Gaz ( Part II)

Posted on June 30, 2023 by JJS

After yesterday’s discovery and as expected a GRDF technician came this morning and changed the existing gaz meter with a brand new one. The counter starts at ZERO… That of course does not change the astronomical reported daily consumption which … Continue reading →

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Laughing gaz

Posted on June 29, 2023 by JJS

Laugh or cry – Not sure Checking our current energy consumption we came across the latest daily report on line. Have you spotted the 9 mistakes? I have been in touch with EDF without a satisfactory result so far.

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PAC Project

Posted on June 26, 2023 by JJS

Last week of what has been a fairly busy month which simply flew by. For the new few days we are expecting hand workers to be busy with the installation of a PAC (Pompe à Chaleur / Heat exchanger) . … Continue reading →

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Temporary home office

Posted on April 19, 2021 by JJS

I have had to move my computer to the dining room table to make room in my normal office where I have cleared up the corner where my in-built desk area will be Tools and wood supplies are ready for … Continue reading →

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