Chris Slade describes the son et lumiere presentation at the abbey of Bon Repos called "Le Pays de Conomor" in Brittany, which takes place during the first two weeks of August.
Ruin Destruction
A couple of weeks ago we finally purchased a small ruin, about 3 metre square, which has been slowly falling down over the last 50 years!!
This small ruin is literally attached to our house but because of France’s bizarre inheritance laws it has always belonged to someone else and whom up until now has not wanted to sell it.
Our first priority was to make it safe… up until now I have been very concerned that a rock could fall at any time from the decaying ruin.
Works Continue
Last week Mark and cleared the brambles, bottles and even an old fridge from the undergrowth. Today, Mark started the serious work… dismantling the roof. Corrugated iron sheets were discarded, roof timbers were sawn up and removed and loose rocks thrown to one side.
Now what to do with this little roofless space ?… Should we dismantle it completely ?, Re roof it ?, Take down the back wall and re roof a larger area ?…
I think it would make a rather nice home for a 2CV ….. Mark may have other ideas!!
