As 2012 draws to a close

As the first snows of winter fall in The Scottish Borders it's time to reflect back on yet another busy year at "Les Eaux De La Petite Fontaine".  Was it only 9 months ago we packed the van laden to the gunnels with bathroom fittings, wood and plaster board?  Was it only 9 months ago that Peter and Phil sweated their "holiday" away building a bathroom that I am just so proud to own? 

Was it only back then when I stressed about the patio not looking right and "would the grass ever grow back where the Fosse Septic had been placed"? The same area that was  a delight to look at in the summer months with the roses in bloom and the new clematis trellising its way up the wall.

Only 9 months ago I worried for days about the first guests going in, would everything thing be to their expectations, would they like the house, I imagined every problem possible that could go wrong in those first few days and I am sure I drove Phil mad...but what's new there!!

And now as 2012 draws to a close its a pleasure to look back at the comments in the guests book each one seeming to appreciate the slice of Limousin life they have enjoyed and we have come to love. Each comment makes me appreciate just what we do have out there and what is still yet to come.

I have found it hard to find the words to write this blog since the summer but have put that down to stress from my work life and the loss of 3 special people in the family this year. Yet this week as a new chapter in my life approaches I have found the flow to get everything recorded and to appreciate how so many people are all a part of what

 "Les Eaux de La Petite Fontaine" has become.

We have been blessed by friends & family,  who in their own unique way, have all put some imprint into the life of the house.  I am also blessed with a wonderful husband who I know has done all this for me, for our dream and for our future.

So as 2012 slides away I only have one thing to say.... Phil... here is the "to do list" for 2013 :-)