Couvre-feu

A number of departments have gone into a couvre-feu (curfew), which includes the Aube, where we live. This means that bars are not able to sell drinks unless with meals, and you cannot be out between 21.00 and 0600. This will be in place for 6 weeks and then it will be reviewed. Bars and restaurants will obviously suffer the most from this. For us, we are just using the time to stay focussed on getting the work in the house progressed.

I can really start to see the staircase coming together, it is such a big project to take on, and will be a real achievement once it’s finished. For now it continues to be a work in progress, but it has a form. I am longing to be able to walk up it, but know it’s not something to be rushed.

We are expecting news this week of the oven being delivered, so work on the staircase is going to have to come to a halt for a few days, as we need to refocus on adapting the kitchen cupboards ready for the cooker to be fitted in between them. Hopefully we will have the cooker installed by the end of this week, the kitchen will not be finished though as the worktops are still a few weeks away.

One challenge I have with the new cooker is I currently only have one or maybe two pans that will work on the induction hob, so we will need to go shopping…that’s a shame.