Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

This year at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool the season for the pool to be open has been extended into October, each year both September and October have enjoyed good weather.

At the moment the pool is scheduled to be closed on 9th October, this date can be extended to accommodate your holiday assuming the weeks prior are booked.

La Forge the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool is open all year round, the pool is open from the start of April and closes in October.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool

We are currently enjoying some great weather at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool and after breakfast I decided to hit the road again on the mountain bike. I did the same route as yesterday up to Locmine and back which is 15 miles in just a pair of shorts and it was wonderful, I guess I was on the road for over an hour and it that time only 6 or 7 cars passed me.

I have some friends living the other side of Baud who are all keen cyclist, their father once riding for the UK team and all agree that the reason why Brittany is so popular for cyclist is because you have great roads to ride with a small amount of traffic on them.

The weather is set to last so I'll get out on the bike again tomorrow, not only for the cardio but to top up my tan.

The new guest have settled into La Forge and are out most days exploring, yesterday they went down to Carnac and today they visited Josselin.

All guest agree that the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool is ideally situated to explore the delights of Brittany.

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool


One of my pleasures at the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool is transforming the garden. Ive spent several thousand pounds over the last 4 years in new plants to create a wonderful garden for my enjoyment and that of the guest of the holiday cottage.
All the planting is done from the view point of the terrace over looking the garden and private pool and from the sun bed area around the pool.
The main theme being to plant sub tropical plants, so while guest are sun bathing or enjoying the pool the setting is wonderful to relax and unwind. One of the perks of keeping the chickens is that the garden population of wild birds has increased so amongst all the plants bird song can be heard throughout the day.
After 4 years Ive finally managed to get my 'Bird of Paradise' plant to flower this year (as seen in the enclosed picture). The trick was to take it indoors between October and April and to keep it pot bound, to the extent the roots have split the pot.
Guest staying at La Forge the holiday cottage with private heated pool last week saw the flowers burst open.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym

With another beautiful day today at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym I decided to get out on the mountain bike and do some much needed cardio. I rode to Locmine and back which is around a 14 mile ride.

This evening I'll use the gym for a back and biceps workout, the training is going really well since I've got back into it from Easter.

The gym at the Brittany holiday cottage is available for all guest to use during their holiday at La Forge.

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool

Yesterday was a changeover day at the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool and the guest departing told me Friday evening that they would be leaving at 10 am. With that in mind I popped down too Baud before 9am to see if the guy selling livestock had any egg producing Ducks for sale, the majority of his Ducks for sale are for meat.

I was in luck in that he had one egg producing bird amongst 20 that were for the pot, it lacked a lot of feathers on its back but apart from its shabby appearance the guy assured me it was fine.

As soon as i released it amongst the other birds, they attacked the poor youngster, 2 weeks ago when i bought the other Duckling it was accepted by all the birds with no problems and the existing Duck literally took it under its wing and protected it.

What a difference with the new bird, this time it was the existing Duck that was the most aggressive literally climbing on its back and biting its head. I quickly rescued the youngster and have built a temporary secluded section within the existing run, the other birds can see it but cant get at it. I think I will leave it in there for 2 weeks before I introduce it to the other birds, one to let the feathers grow back and to allow it to grow.

I don't know if its shabby appearance had any thing to do with the onslaught but I did not want to loose another Duckling.

When I bought the hens they were lacking alot of feathers and looked shabby themselves but they soon grew back and look really healthy now and fully grown after 8 weeks of being with me. Mine are twice the size of a friends birds who bought there's the same weekend, there's are left to forage for food most of the day and are fed twice per day with chicken feed, where as mine have a constant supply of food in the chicken run.

The chickens and birds have been one of the best buys for the holiday cottage, guest staying at la Forge especially the children enjoy feeding them scrapes and interacting with them.

The Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool is available to rent all year, please check website for availability, we are now taking bookings for 2011.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with heated private swimming pool

I must admit it was horrible saying good bye to the guest that have been staying at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated private swimming pool for the last 2 weeks, they were such a nice group.

It must be a Scottish thing because Ive had several Scottish family's stay over the last 4 years at La Forge and all have been so friendly and easy going, its always been a pleasure having them stay.

They said they had a great holiday and the cottage was in a terrific location to enjoy the best of Brittany. They all enjoyed the swimming pool and as it was so hot throughout there holiday that they were in and out of the water all the time.

I hope to see them again in the years to come, enjoying another holiday at La Forge the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool

The pool at the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool is looking so inviting with the hot weather we are currently enjoying. On the weather forecast yesterday within the website it stated that the temperature was 24 degrees in Vannes however the current guest were saying this morning that the thermometer in Baud showed 31 degrees yesterday.

I know I had to keep moving out of the sun to cool down, it was to hot to sunbath all day long.

The current guest are really nice and it will be a shame to see then go, the young lad is really into building so as a treat I asked him to help me build a new gate for the chicken run, out came all his tools and he really got involved in the project.

It looks like the new guest arriving tomorrow at la Forge Brittany holiday cottage will enjoy a super week for good weather.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Brittany holday cottage with private swimming pool

Woke up this morning to another wonderful day at the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool, the weather has been great for the last 3 weeks.

Looking at the weather forecast for the rest of the week its getting hotter, reaching 28 degrees tomorrow, I think i'll pop down to Carnac tomorrow for a day at the beach.

Carnac is just a 40 min drive from the Brittany holiday cottage wth private pool, its one of my preferred beaches, however the nearest beaches are around a 30 min drive from the cottage.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool

I learnt I had to do a new job yesterday at the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool with regards to the pool maintenance.

The swimming pool is heated via a heat exchanger and walking along the garden path yesterday I noticed the heater sounded different, on inspection I was alarmed to see the back of the heater covered in thick ice during a hot summers day.

I immediately switched it off and went on line to browse for a manual, I could not find my make but read the maintenance instructions for a similar model.

Once the ice melted I discovered that the thin wire grill at the back of the heater was covered in gunk and following the service instructions I found, I cleaned this all off using a paint brush and a bucket of water not to damage the grill.

Once cleaned I switched the heater back on and noticed a more powerful ejection of wind from the machine and it was running very quite again.

I woke up this morning to another bright and sunny day at the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool and rechecked the heater to find no ice and all was running lovely. I did notice a few leaves had fallen from the tree above and through the suction of the fan had stuck to the grill.

So I guess the muck I had cleaned off was made up of leaves that had simply been sucked onto the grill and then had broken down into the muck.

So I guess each morning I'll just check for debris and remove and leaves that are present, that way it will avoid having to do a major clean once per year.

Guest staying at the holiday cottage currently are enjoying a second week of hot sunny weather and its a joy to see the young boy learning to swim in the pool each day.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Brittany hoiday cottage with private pool and gym

I took my daughter back to England last week after a great 2 week holiday at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym and I arrived back to La Veille Maison on 16th.

My training has been very up and down since the competition last October, with injuries that kept me out of the gym and poor diet to top it all off. After the first week of my daughters holiday I was feeling really guilty eating Pizza's and the like, so the second week I made an effort to eat healthy and I visited the gym on 3 occasions that week.

Since my return 6 days ago, I've trained 5 times in the gym at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool. I'm doing 2 days on, 1 day off using 3 different workouts. Chest and triceps, Back and Biceps, legs. Abbs are hit every day, using the swiss ball with weighted sit ups, getting a great stretch over the ball.

I have decided that because of the bad start to the year I won't be competing this year, my aim is now to do the south east championship in September 2011. The aim is to loose 4 stone in just over a year which is very doable...its less than a lb per week.

The gym at the holiday cottage gives me every thing I need to have a good workout and I'm looking forward to getting on the beach in the summer, It makes all the hard work pay off, getting the attention.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

Woke up today to another glorious day at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool, the weather forecast is great for the entire week. The current guest staying at the holiday cottage that arrived on the 12th June are set to have 2 full weeks of great weather, they have a 4 year old boy with them, that's been having great fun learning to swim in the private swimming pool.

Today my first job was to vacuum the swimming pool and do a water check after which Ive painted the garden benches to give them all a spruce up. Its important to always make sure the cottage and garden look clean and tidy for the enjoyment of guest staying at La Forge.

The holiday cottage is still available from 11th September and I am hoping that I fill the month within the next few weeks, historically September gets booked June/July time. Its also a great month for catching some late sun which typically roles into the month of October. I will keep the swimming pool open into October depending on the bookings received.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool

Last Sunday morning my daughter and I got ready to depart the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and one of my jobs was to make sure the birds were all ok for food and water.

The new guest staying at the holiday cottage had agreed to provide fresh water for them for the 4 days I was away and I filled the food dispenser up which holds enough food for 6 days.

That morning I found the new duckling that we had bought the week before had died, I found it in the sunken plastic file box that's used for a dip by the ducks. Unfortunately the larger duck goes in, has a good old splash around and departs leaving a drop of around 1o cms from the top of the box to the water level.

My daughter later told me that she had seen the baby duckling in the file box the day before but had thought nothing of it, she did not realize that she was stuck and so had remained in the water all night.

It was really sad to find the duckling on Sunday but a valuable lesson was learnt, to check the birds every night and perhaps put a lid on the water box at night.

The box does have its plus sides in that the ducks make the water so dirty that its easy just to empty the box every 3 days and refill.

The young boy staying at La Forge this week has said his favorite bird is the duck so I'll pop down to the local market in Baud tomorrow to buy a replacement.

The market town of Baud has a small market every Saturday and is just 3 miles from the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool

With a 310 mile car journey driving to Deippe for my daughters return to the Uk we got up at 7 am on Sunday, after spending a wonderful fortnight staying at La Veille Maison, we said our farewells to the current guest staying at La Forge.

La Veille Maison is next door to the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool and used to be another holiday cottage that was let out by the previous owners, it has now turned into my main residence.

The aim in the future to do do up a renovation project to create a new home and then La Veille Maison will convert back into a holiday cottage.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool

Woke up this morning to a glorious day at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool, just the ticket for the new guest arrival later in the day.

With help from my daughters we cleaned the swimming pool and mowed the lawn of the garden to create a warm welcome for the guest.

The guest staying at La Forge travelled from Scotland and to catch the ferry from Portsmouth too Caen via Brittany Ferries.

Guest staying out our Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool can enjoy a 20% discount on all Brittany Ferry crossings making a holiday at la Forge great value.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool

With 16 weeks booked at the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool so far, I am keeping my fingers crossed to beat last years record of 19 weeks. The holiday cottage is now booked up to 11th September but in order to beat last years figures I have extended the season for the heated swimming pool, not closing it until 9th October or even the 16th if someone booked the 2 weeks starting 2nd October.

If I can fill all those weeks that would put me up to 21 weeks assuming it finishes on the 16th October.

I have just decided to give a special rate for a 2 week booking during that time, normal price is £549 per week, book 2 now for just £999 and with the added bonus of a 20% discount on your Brittany ferry crossing, La Forge is great value to enjoy some late Summer sun at this wonderful Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with pool and gym

This week I got back into the gym at the Brittany holiday cottage with pool and gym after a 2 week absence, doing an all over upper body workout on Monday and legs today.

After the workout my daughter and I popped in to Baud to use the 25 meter pool for her to swim some 'big lengths' and she did a personal best of 8 lengths....well done Amie

Friday I will start my split routine doing chest /triceps and on Saturday back/ biceps.

The gym at La Forge provides enough equipment for any one to have a good workout while enjoying a holiday at this Brittany holiday cottage with pool.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

Saturday morning we popped down to the morning market in Baud just 3 miles away from the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool. to buy an additional egg laying duck.

My daughter picked which duckling she wanted and promptly names it Milly, so we now have 2 ducks Milly and Lilly.

Unlike the introduction of the young Turkey a few weeks ago when all the birds bullied it with what seemed some very vicious pecks on the head, the duckling was accepted straight away, the resident Duck literally took it under its wing and protected it from the hens, Spike did his normal dance scraping his wing on the ground to show it was his domain.

Looking forward to getting our first eggs from the hens, who are looking large now, I expect they will start laying within the next few weeks.

Buying the birds was a great idea, guest of the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool, especially the children get a great deal of joy from them.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool

Yesterday the guest staying at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool departed leaving my daughter and I to enjoy the pool ourselves.

The temperatures remained high and it was uninterrupted sunshine all day, I was careful and kept my daughter out of the sun when the day was over she had caught some just playing in the pool.

Today just to be extra cautious as its another lovely day, despite the thunder storms last night we are staying inside for the hottest part of the day.

I'm planning to go back down to the coast during the week to enjoy the beach and sea. Carnac is just a short drive from the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

Yesterday as the temperatures hit 30 degrees at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool , my daughter and I popped down to Carnac to enjoy the coast on such a lovely day.

We arrived at 3pm after deciding to keep my daughter out of the sun for the hottest part of the day to find the coast very under populated by tourist as the French schools were still in session.

We had some wonderful swims in the sea together, searches in the rock pools followed by coffee and lemonade at one of the cafe's along the promenade and we could not miss a visit to our favorite ice cream parlor.

For those wishing to enjoy the coast and all the tourist places without all the crowds, if you can get away to our Brittany holiday cottage with private pool out of the school holiday times, then you won't be disappointed.

Historically and for this season we have enjoyed some great weather from the start of April through to the start of the summer school holidays when traditionally people get away.

We still have some weeks available in September, come join us at La Forge to enjoy some late sun and the delights that Brittany has to offer.

Friday, June 4, 2010

La Forge Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool

Enjoying the great weather here again this week at La Forge Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool.

The current guest staying at the cottage are soaking up the sun around the pool and making use of the good weather my daughter and I popped down to the local garden centre to buy some additional pot plans. We planted up all the pots to place outside the front of the houses to make a warm welcome for the new guest arriving.

Each year the local mayors award hamlets awards for the flower displays so its important that la Veille Maison and la Forge don't let Kerbourbon down.

I'm looking forward to meeting the new guest that arrive at the holiday cottage with private pool.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool and gym

2010 is my 5th season running the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool and gym and each year seems to get better and better with regards to the amounts of weeks booked. Last year saw a personal best of 19 weeks and with the cottage fully booked until 11th September this year its possible to beat last years record.

The pool is still open for an additional 4 weeks from 11th September and I'm now offering a 2 week deal reduced from £1098 down to £999. September is a great month for some late sun that merges into October, hence why this year I have decided to extend the pool being open until 9th October.

I look forward to greeting new guest at la Forge holiday cottage in September.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool

New guest arrived on Saturday 22nd May at the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated swimming pool to enjoy an extremely hot and sunny weekend. so much so that after working at a friends on Sunday in just shorts I had to stay out of the sun on the Monday,

On Wednesday I drove too Deippe to take the L & D lines ferry too Newhaven to pick my daughter up on the Friday for the May half term, we drove back via Deippe on Saturday catching the ferry departing at 10 am and arriving in France at 15.00.

The total cost of tolls for each leg was 14 Euro's and the journey time being 5 hours being Deippe is 310 miles from the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool.

The guest looked after the chicken's, Duck and Turkey while I was away giving them fresh water each day. I filled their food dispenser up before leaving which lasted them throughout my absence.