We got a "Lotta" again!

Putting the final coat of "stuff" on the walls

mixing up the "stuff"

Mstr bath vanity

The past couple of weeks the only thing going on at the Ruin is Kevin, the electrician, getting his electrics ready so David can close up the walls.  Seeing all that conduit run along the floor and thru the walls and up to the box is amazing.  I don't think they use that much wire in the States.  Or maybe it is just strung all thru the frame so it doesn't seem as massive.  At any rate we will be "well wired" when Kevin is finished.   David and his crew have completed the final coat on the walls in the kitchen and all but a half wall in the sejour.  Wayne has completed the repairs on the Salon and I have painted the master bathroom ceiling.  Jerry has framed out the library (finally getting to work with wood an he knows what to do with it!!).  Paul, the plumber has installed the toilets, the tub and the shower and he has fitted the meubles with the lavabos.  We have bought the paint for the master bathhroom....it is a respectable gray... unlike that Sorbet Peach Jerry insisted on for the new bathroom! 
The tile person will be coming about the middle of December to tile the bathrooms.
There was a problem with ordering the kitchen but we finally got that worked out yesterday and as far as I know the kitchen was ordered yesterday.  The BUT Store wouldn't order the cabinets until their installer told them it was ok to order because he couldn't measure until David finished the wall in the kitchen...Lord, what a whoohaa!

Per David....wall are FINI!

The heating and air guys showed up Monday with a lot of OH LALAing while trying to figure out how to dispose of the condensation that will come off of the heating and air units.  Apparently they have figured it all out and are now running plastic pipe and conduit everywhere.  I hope they get everything installed by 1 Jan 2012.....that is when we are moving in....OH LALALALALA!!!
Our new windows have arrived but we can't get them installed until after 18 Dec 2011.   The Batement du France has to object or be silent on the issue.  If they are silent (and it has been nearly two months since we filed our paperwork for the repair for the outside of the ruin) we can go ahead with our plans.   Jerry has called Patrice, our window person, to get on their schedule for window installation.  It has started to cool off here and we do have that lovely WIND from time to time so windows and heat will be welcome 2 Jan 2012 I am sure!!! 
Jerry did a little more work on clearing out the garage and he found the original black marble mantle for one of the fireplaces...either the original fireplace in the Sejours or the original fireplace in the blue bedroom.  He also found a shovel made from one piece of wood...kinda like the rake I found back in September. 
On a more pleasant note two Christmas markets were held this past weekend.  One was at Chateau Cassan on Saturday and Sunday was the Noel Fete in Tourbes.  It was wonderful to see the Chateau...but the items the vendors had for sale didn't inspire me at all.  On Sunday I did spend a little money on a Christmas cover for the table (if I ever get a table).  We also enjoyed carols sung by our friends in Tourbes and a few friends who live in the surrounding villages.  It was a wonderful way to spend a few relaxing hours on a sunny Sunday afternoon.