Finished the litto (lats) today and also put the flashing on the velux, some pieces were missing from the velux I was given though, so I had to make them from some old zinc I found in the ruin, it doesn't look too pretty but it should be waterproof. I will use whats left of the zinc to make the soakers for the tiles down the ruin wall, then cement them in. Will start that in the next day or two. I'll keep you posted.

More litto (lat) fitting today. Got to the join of the roof and the spacing has worked out just right, but I think I was probably just lucky, although I did actually work it out before I started, I didn't expect it to be right. Pitch perfect too, to coin an old musical thingy. Need some more litto and the flashing kit for the velux before I can continue, I'll get them tomorrow and carry on in the afternoon if the weather stays fine.

I found some tiles on leboncoin (a sort of french ebay) that I collected in the truck, about an hours drive away, fairly hairy ride back with a full load.
So made some progress with the kitchen roof.  I've felted the roof and started with the lats, had a velux window donated from some French friends that I've fitted. So another 3-4 days of latting and I'll be ready to lay the tiles. Mum won't let me work on the roof without her being there so she comes down and sits in the garden while I work, she helps a little bit too.

 The sign above was given to me by Tracy, a woman from Leeds who owns one of the seven properties in la Borie, she had taken it off my ruin about 10 years ago.

 Me ole mum and one of me ole Dads still life's.

 The kitchen roof in the truck.

 mum in my 'at

Finally finished the steps and the wall, I think, I added a step at the bottom, well obviously it would be hard to add one in the middle. I plastered the sockets in to the walls downstairs too. The pom de terre and onions are coming along great and the seeds I planted in the little greenhouse seem to be doing ok but they might just be grass! I've also planted a Queen of England rose bush right at the bottom of the steps, thought it was quite appropriate, because of the England bit, not the Queen bit. Tomatoes look ok too, and the climbing rose I've put at the front of the house has two rose buds on it. Rosebud!

The bees swarmed in early May so I now have a new hive of bees too.

Had a little work lately so hopefully the next thing will be the roof tiles on the kitchen, I hope so. Need to get it done it's taken far too long.

 This technique for moving large heavy stones with two logs, works very well.

 Mum helping with the potatoes.

 My new hobby, inherited from my Dad.

 There's a little St Theresa in a little cubby by the climbing rose.

I continued with the wall building, building up the wall to the side of the steps. I'll fill it in with some soil and put some plants in it. I also put a lock on the front door. 

 Me Mum popped in for a visit.