That’s French for a building freeze. This isn’t the first time this has happened but, after a visit from a provincial official, the mayor was entirely convinced that all construction had to stop. Apparently the road leading to the mill is too long and in poor condition. As a result, the fire brigade cannot easily reach the valley, thereby posing a possible safety hazard. Before leaving, the provincial official also found a large number of other issues he felt were problematic. All the same, it looked like we would be able to spend our summer holiday in the second building, the mill. Construction is not completely finished, but enough to capture on film.
Once the building freeze is lifted, we will quickly be able to finish up the final details, after which the houses can be put up for rental. Besides, a slightly longer delay after more than three years of construction is not particularly significant.
But the sofa that will soon be placed in the “salon” is finished. The old rotten panels, which look a lot like crocodile skin and no one thought we would be able to use, were the starting point for the sofa design.
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