WE ARE ON!

This is with trepidation that I am packing today to be at the house tomorrow. We are more or less in agreement on quotes and have a general meeting (reunion de chantier) on Thursday. The French media have announced a general strike for thursday. Oh dear! Hopefully this shouldn't affect the project on day 1. Anyway, Thursday is the first day of almost 5 months of work. I cannot wait to transform this poor barn into a welcoming holiday home. It deserves it. I should enjoy the feeling since I know from experience that frustration, rising cost and general annoyance will challenge my enthusiasm. More about this later. Sarkoland, here I come.