Focused on France

My head and my heart are both longing for my little hideaway in Duras. My heart is pretty much always there, but now the rest of me has to kick it into gear so I can finish some projects during my two-week stay.

This week I ordered another set of the same kitchen chairs I ordered in June, but the delivery was botched so I never received them. The good news is that I have already heard from the shipper and the delivery is scheduled for Friday with Sue, my housekeeper, in charge of receiving the goods. I can't imagine that I could have another disaster with the same company so I am just going to let it happen from afar and wait for news of a completed transaction.

I emailed my painter to see what the status is on the shutters, which were painted an ick shade of dark green when I bought the cottage. People identify themselves by the color of their shutters, so it's of utmost importance that the color matches the personality of the owner. She wrote back today that the ones on the second floor are finished and she will finish the first floor by this weekend. Julie said she would send me photos when all are complete. One of my dreams was to have a stone house with aqua shutters and now I will have them. Yay!! I can't wait to see the pix.

I also had Julie bring her carpenter friend Warren over to the cottage to give an estimate to replace the countertop on the island with a nice butcher block top. She reported today that he has been there, given the estimate, and this morning I gave him the go-ahead to buy the top and start the work. So . . . If all goes well, when I arrive in a few weeks, all the projects will be complete except for those I plan to tackle myself.