A Little Cottage Update
A huge thank you for your patience and for the messages I got during those last two weeks that have been very, very busy.
Un grand merci à tous pour votre patience et pour les messages que j'ai reçus pendant ces deux dernières semaines qui ont été très, très chargées.
Life with the renovation going on is still completely crazy, but I decided to take a break this morning just to write a little update on what's going on.
La rénovation est toujours en cours à l'étage du Cottage et cela rend la vie complètement dingue, mais ce matin, j'ai décidé de faire une petite pause pour vous donner des nouvelles.
Good news: Shadow is now used to Substitute Cottage and loves being in the huge park it's on.
Bonne nouvelle : Shadow s'est habitué au Cottage de substitution et il adore passer du temps dans le parc qui l'entoure.
Bad news: I don't let him out on his own here so I have to spend long hours with him outside, either with a book or my camera. All the pictures from this post were taken in my landlady's park.
Mauvaise nouvelle : Je ne le laisse pas sortir seul dans cet endroit où il n'est pas chez lui et je passe donc des heures avec lui, livre ou appareil photo en main... Toutes les photos de cet article ont été prises dans le parc de la propriétaire.
Good news: I got a letter saying next year I'll be teaching in two schools located in a nearby town, which means less commuting for me than this year.
Bonne nouvelle : Je sais enfin où je vais travailler l'an prochain, dans deux écoles situées non loin de Cottage, ce qui signifie moins de trajet que les années précédentes.
Bad news: I'll have to teach a grade I've never had before, so I'll have to prepare lessons during the summer.
Mauvaise nouvelle : Je vais devoir enseigner un niveau que je n'ai jamais eu, donc je vais avoir du boulot de préparation cet été.
Good news: The carpenters are working great at Cottage and I expect them to be finished very soon.
Bonne nouvelle : Les menuisiers ont presque fini leur travail au Cottage.
Bad news: The plumber and the electrician are not so fast to work and I don't expect them to be finished anytime soon...
Mauvaise nouvelle: Le plombier et l'électricien n'ont pas fini leur travail au Cottage...
Good news: I've read all the seven hundred posts from your blogs that had been piling in my inbox while I was without the Internet.
Bonne nouvelle : J'ai fini de lire les 700 articles de vos blogs qui étaient arrivés dans ma boîte mail pendant que je n'avais pas Internet.
Bad news: Even if I read your posts, I didn't comment on them all... I'm not superhuman!
Mauvaise nouvelle : J'ai lu les 700 articles, mais je n'y ai pas toujours mis un commentaire... Je ne suis pas surhumaine!
Good news: I will try to post updates more regularly now that I'm on school holidays and that the Internet is back working.
Bonne nouvelle : Je vais essayer de mettre des nouvelles de Cottage plus régulièrement sur le blog maintenant que mon esprit est libéré du problème du poste pour l'an prochain.
Bad news: I make no promises!
Mauvaise nouvelle : Je ne promets rien, cependant !
See you - possibly - soon,
A bientôt (si possible),
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These flower photos are just beautiful! I can't believe the size of those hydrangea bushes! Again, I am so happy that you heard where you will be teaching this year. What is the new grade level you will be teaching? Fingers crossed that the plumber and electrician will get finished more quickly than you anticipate. Enjoy your summer days!
ReplyDeleteYou are too cute! Loved this post and don't worry, I won't hold you to any promises on commenting. Best wishes on the new teaching post (and sorry for the added burden of new lesson plans).
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot! I'm dealing with a new emergency: the plumber made a mistake and there's a leak behind my brand new walls... I'm not happy at all... But somehow we'll find a solution!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous place to wait it out! Sorry about the summer lesson prep - what a drag! Hope you get back home soon, with electricity AND plumbing in place.
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Tes photos d'hortensias et autres fleurs sont magnifiques ! On va faire une pub d'enfer au plombier et la même à l'électricien et on félicitera le menuisier ! Encore quelques jours de patience et tu pourras, je l'espère dormir dans ton lit, te laver à l'eau chaude et fermer la porte des W.C. !
ReplyDeleteThis post made me smile Magali,mso thank you for that :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it always the case that there's good news and bad news? I suppose the trick is focusing on the good,Mohicans I sure you're doing quite well.
Your landlady's garden is amazingly beautiful!
Hang in there, and have a great weekend in your 'substitute' cottage.
xxx
I think the good news outweighs the bad, Magali. So happy to hear your teaching position(s) have worked out.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are gorgeous... and when I think about all the setbacks we encountered while building our tiny cottage, it's just part of the two-steps-forward one-step-back process. We still have quite a bit to do, but it will all come together in time.
Sending hugs,
Lin
Good luck with your new teaching assignment! I teach 2nd grade and it is a lot of work when you are assigned to a new grade!!
ReplyDeleteAll of your good news sounds really great! I'm delighted for you that you will closer to home for you commute. I think the lesson prep this summer will be worth it when you are driving to work. Loved all the beautiful photos. Hydrangeas are just so beautiful and are the perfect summer flowers............Hugs
ReplyDeleteYou sure are in a big project. These photos are lovely of the flowers. I wish you great success.
ReplyDeleteHi Magali, good news-you have a teaching job, life is beautiful! ( like the gorgeous hydrangeas ). Bad news-you have to wait a bit longer to be reunited with Mr. Cottage, so in the spirit of things, you can focus on new challenges like new lessons plans;). Have a nice kitty walk with Shadow, Kathleen in Az
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I keep a close eye on Cottage and tonight I noticed a leak behind my brand new walls... We'll have to open one tomorrow to check what the matter is and see if we can fix it.
DeleteIt is really beautiful where you are. Your temporary living is lovely. I can see why your kitty likes it. The blue hydrangeas are so soft and summery. Enjoy your tea in the gardens.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that you have teaching posts nearby. It is a very different system from our English one!
ReplyDeleteI do hope the workmen will get on with things for you...soon!
At least you get to temporarily live in a beautiful place! I can see why your kitty does not want to come inside too soon! I am happy for you that you found teaching jobs close by. Hoping the plumber and electrician work very fast for you! I can't wait to see all the upgrades. Your photos are very pretty - have fun with Kitty! xo Karen
ReplyDeleteThe plumber actually has to redo some of his work tomorrow as I discovered it was leaking behind my living-room wall... I can't tell you how angry I am. But I also know this is only material, not life or death!
DeleteSo happy to know your working situation has been clarified and closer, not happy to know you have to prepare lessons during summer. Happy some of your workman are doing good work efficiently, not happy the plumbers and electrician are doofus birds and being slow pokes too. Happy Shadow likes the new place and tolerates being guarded. Look forward to seeing you again.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get more and more of the good news and less and less of the bad news, Magali. Wow, substitute cottage is surrounded by some gorgeous flowers!
ReplyDeleteNo worries about replying to our emails. We know that you are one busy lady we just like updates on the Cottage. I am sure Cottage will be glad when you and kitties are back there living. So glad that you got good news on your teaching. Your garden at the new rental is very lovely. Enjoy your summer days.
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Thanks for the update...good to hear from you again. Will your cottage be ready by the time you have to go back to work? I'm guessing the teaching system is different there...teachers only teach in one school here.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your updates. Hope you are soon back in your own place, and that there is only good news from now on!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the great photos of some beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteI loved taking those pictures!
DeleteWhat beautiful flowers!!! Life is good......think on what is good, beautiful, and worthy.......glad for your teaching assignments.....you will learn so much from teaching a new grade!!! You always make me smile,and that is good!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really trying to focus on the good, as it's my personality to do so... But some days are harder than others when renovation is involved...
Deletehaaaa mais si, mais si tu vas revenir nous donner des nouvelles parce que nous le valons bien ;-)
ReplyDeleteallez courage, c'est bientôt la fin de l'aventure gros travaux avec cottage et de nouvelles avec tes deux postes, au moins ne t'ennuie tu pas au contact d'un entourage professionnel pesant
Bises ensoleillées
Oui, dès que la nouvelle fuite découverte est réparée, je reviendrai donner des nouvelles...
DeleteMAGALI! Bonjour! Like you, I will be teaching a grade and class I've never taught before either, so I suppose SOON I need to meet with my colleague! But summer is much too wonderful and fun right now, so I don't want to think about it yet.
ReplyDeleteGood for you that you will not have so long of a commute! And while you are patiently waiting for Cottage to be finished, you are living in such a wonderful place; that stone and those gardens are worthy of many a photograph! Lovely place, and best wishes! Anita
Merci pour ces belles photos fleuries... J'espère que tu vas vite pouvoir rentrer chez toi...
ReplyDeleteBon courage pour la préparation de tes nouveaux cours, en espérant que tu auras tout de même quelques jours de vacances avec l'esprit libéré, c'est important pour se ressourcer...
A bientôt !
Nathalie
Beautiful photos of the lovely rental garden, thanks for taking them for us. Finally a little time to breathe without rushing off to work. So good to hear your commute time to your schools will be less. I hope you can steal some relaxing time with Shadow inthe garden. Our reno is progressing a bit faster now that the weather is cooperating. Hope your electrician and plumber pick up the pace! Hugs to you! Patty/NS
ReplyDeleteLove the gardens. Sooooo pretty. Glad you are getting a little break. Hope the reno's get done soon so you can get settled before teaching starts up again for you.
ReplyDeleteKris
Hi.....that is the most Beautiful place you are staying..is that last photo of your tiny spot in the garden..what happens to shadow when you move back to cottage..isn't he the boy that followed you to substitute cottage..so sorry about the slow plumber an electrician..hope they get a fire lite under them an are done sooner then later..i know you must be so anxious to be living back in your own sweet cottage an get your hands on decorating..Great news about the teaching jobs..even if it comes with the added work of getting up to speed with that 1 grade..look forward to hearing about the day you got to move back into cottage..
ReplyDeleteYou've given me hydrangea fever -- I'm going to start some cuttings TODAY. Jo @ Let's Face the Music
ReplyDeleteHydrangeas are really everywhere in Brittany.
DeleteAutant de bonnes nouvelles que de mauvaises qui toutefois ne sont pas catastrophiques sauf peut être pour l'électricien et le plombier.
ReplyDeleteJe suis ravie pour ton job, ça facilite la vie quand le trajet ne bouffe pas tout ton temps.
Caresses àtous les griffus. Bises. Babette
Fowers are beautiful. Hpefully it won't be long so you can move back to cottage. Hope the teaching a new grade isn't to bad and glad it is close. Hope the plumbing works out.
ReplyDeleteI'm always up to a challenge about teaching, I'm just not very happy it happens this summer when I'm so busy with Cottage!
DeleteAt least in the interim you get to enjoy that gorgeous garden!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Shadow has adjusted well, the other bad news about that would be once you move back to Cottage, he might have trouble adjusting again! Congrats too on your new job ahead, challenging to teach something new, but really also very good, since we all need some nudge like that once in a while to keep us on our toes. Glad too cottage is coming along nicely, let your plumber and electrician take their time, since those are truly tricky and you definitely don't want anything rushed on those areas! ;-) Love the photos of the flower by the way!
ReplyDeleteMagali estoy muy contenta de saber de ti como siempre y tambien porque recibiste la carta con las noticias que esperabas un problema menos verdad? y ademas estaras mas cerca a donde vives y pronto te acostumbraras al Nuevo grado,estoy tan ansiosa como estaras tu de que todo se solucione y se haga mas corta la espera para que puedas estar en tu Cottage te deseo todo lo bueno para tu espera . Tus fotos estan preciosas es muy lindo donde estas y le das unos besitos a shadow :) cuidate ! nelly
ReplyDeleteTienes razón estoy contento que me dieron la carta. Voy a empezar a trabajar en el nuevo grado en cuanto Cottage está en mejor forma .
DeleteGracias por tus palabras siempre amables que ,
Magali
Your substitute cottage is beautiful. I love the hydrangeas!! Let the plumber and electrician take their time, those are crucial areas that must be done properly. Enjoy the challenge of teaching a new grade! All the very best Magali.
ReplyDeleteMagali the flowers are incredible! It must be pure heaven to sit out among them. Congrats on your teaching posts I'm sure that takes a lot of pressure off you. Enjoy your time off and do something just for you. Jo
ReplyDeleteWhau, your photos are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWell, where did my comment go? Oh well, I'll start over. Gorgeous photos! I love those hydrangeas, they are huge shrubs. Happy you got a closer job, sad the plumber messed up!
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ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the water leak, such bad news. Congratulations on your new teaching appointments, a shorter commute this winter will be very nice. Soon you and Shadow will be back at cottage and you both can wander in and out whenever you like!!! Have a lovely week Mickie
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are being so patient and strong. I would have stressed out with such a big project. Sending positive vibes to the plumber to get moving.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
I adore looking at flowers. Your photos are stunning, Magali. Congratulations on the teaching jobs. Shortening your commute is a big plus. Waiting for your cottage to be finished is hard, I know, but in the end it will be so worth it.
ReplyDeleteEn faisant le tri la bonne nouvelle c'est quand même celle de ton boulot... Quelles belles fleurs!
ReplyDeleteI just hope there is more good news than bad! Hopefully the teaching will be a wonderful experience and you will be able to return to cottage soon. But what a gorgeous garden you have to enjoy while being away from home. Loved the flowers and I will be featuring you at SYC this week.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
merci pour ces belles couleurs d'hortensias et d'agapanthes de Bretagne ! bien cordialement - monique59
ReplyDeleteMagali, Your flowers and property is beautiful! Thanks for joining Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new posts, I glad to hear they are closer to you. Sounds the the cottage is making steady progress, albeit slow at times!
ReplyDeleteGOOD NEWS, Magali! I'll be featuring this post tonight on Best of the Weekend! Hope things are moving along more smoothly for you!
ReplyDeleteWow that garden is really pretty. Love all the flowers. Good the news that the progress is moving along steadily
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