http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/ adventures in renovation in the french hinterland Copyright 2005 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:50:57 +0100 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Day one: today... theoretically. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/construction/daclaration_de_travaux_335.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/construction/daclaration_de_travaux_335.php construction Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:50:57 +0100 maître d'oeuvre and is due to start work in early June, roundly contradicting the predictions of all and sundry that we'd take at least a year to find available artisans.]]> http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/timeline/state_of_the_play_288.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/timeline/state_of_the_play_288.php timeline Tue, 10 May 2005 09:57:37 +0100 The flooding of the Rhins at the bottom of the street last weekend presaged the unblocking of our home building project. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/timeline/flood_238.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/timeline/flood_238.php timeline Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:24:08 +0100 NOTIFICATION DU DELAI D’INSTRUCTION” (their caps)... In other words, we've waited two months to tell you you'll have to wait two months.]]> http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/administration/how_delays_work_196.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/administration/how_delays_work_196.php administration Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:20:11 +0100 We are learning patience. It seems that at every turn in this project there are delays. We continue to wait for the permis de construire, due at the beginning of... http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/waiting_165.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/waiting_165.php about us Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:11:51 +0100 Agenda Roannais is building steadily.]]> http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/visit_these_links/agenda_roannais_144.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/visit_these_links/agenda_roannais_144.php visit these links Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:14:18 +0100 permis de construire or building permit which, in a good year might only take about two months. We're hoping for mid-February. ]]> http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/research/reading_106.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/research/reading_106.php research Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:31:54 +0100 Turns out that what we thought was an ample budget will cover about two thirds of the finished product. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/construction/budget_78.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/construction/budget_78.php construction Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:15:03 +0100 After a forced hiatus due to setting up a new business, taking an intensive course for new business folk at the Chamber du Commerce et d'Industie du Roannais and building a new project to help publicise everything, I'm now back on deck... http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/hiatus_over_60.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/hiatus_over_60.php about us Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:47:52 +0100 The association for the promotion of jazz in the Roannais. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/visit_these_links/canal_jazz_15.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/visit_these_links/canal_jazz_15.php visit these links Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:22:11 +0100 In which an anecdote about mud puts us off geothermal heating. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/energy/clay_geothermal_heating_13.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/energy/clay_geothermal_heating_13.php energy Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:29:00 +0100 As autumn rains itself towards winter, our thoughts are turning towards heating methods for the house. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/energy/renewable_energies_11.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/energy/renewable_energies_11.php energy Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:01:12 +0100 What they might look for in their dream French farmhouse when they finally made the move. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/taste_7.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/about_us/taste_7.php about us Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:12:53 +0100 Surrounded by cows? No? Yes. Really. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/geography/au_milieu_des_vaches_5.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/geography/au_milieu_des_vaches_5.php geography Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:45:57 +0100 Templates are re-engineered. http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/technicalities/style_3.php http://www.aumilieudesvaches.com/technicalities/style_3.php technicalities Tue, 09 Nov 2004 14:43:12 +0100