Renovation project - We finally visit a creperie!!!!
It’s time to sort out the
plastering in the new room; we have decided that we really like the oak beams
above the window so John will re do all of the plaster that broke when we removed
the old window frames. He manages to round the plaster into the oak beams, this
looks amazing, it also makes the plaster look like it was always this way.
This is not an easy task, you have
to decide what you want and then form the shape, it takes some time but is
definitely worth it.
John then patch plastered all of
the other bits, this is where you plaster just the bits that are required
rather than the entire wall, again this is not easy as you have to ensure that
there are no seams or joints. I am so glad that John had spent many years as a
plasterer (also glad for other reasons as he is as strong as an ox and has
great big muscle'y shoulders, but I am going off track and that may be more
fitting for a different type of blog!)
We spend the rest of the day
cleaning the newly stained and varnished floorboards, you may think that it
would’ve made more sense to do the varnishing last but as they are varnished
they are easier to clean plus the floors will require a final coat of varnish as
they should always have at least 3 coats.
We are going out for another
birthday meal tonight, we are going to one of the creperies, how bad is that we
have now had the house for almost 9 months and we haven’t been to all of the
creperies yet!
We go to Ville D’ Ilys this is
such a nice restaurant, and the crepes are to die for, it is hard to describe
how good they taste but I will have a go. We have a savoury crepe (which is a
little like a pancake but not sweet and very flat, so flat that they are crispy
around the edges) inside I have lardons, chevre and oignons or bacon, goat cheese
and onions, each bit just melts in your mouth and it is so good I don’t give
John any other than a taste!
Our friend tries to help me with
my pronunciation of the beer that I choose and no matter how many times I try, I
still sound like my sat nav, I begin to despair that I will ever be able to
speak French, I have no problem deciphering the menu, as I can read quite well
I still just can’t speak the language!
John has a sweet crepe to follow,
chestnut and it tastes like a sweet jam, our friend has Pruneaux, which we
expect to be prune but often this can be plum (you will not know until you eat
it!).
We sit and chat for a while and
then head home (John also has to have some chicken and chips later as no matter
how nice the crepes are, if you have a big appetite they will not fill you!)
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