Monthly Archives: November 2009

Last day of the month and were better to go than back to Ikea in Bordeaux. This takes us a good two hours and we are getting increasingly frustrated by them and there non service. There first girl we spoke to at customer service we were struggling with, this is when your inadequate grasp of … Continue reading »

Joan and I are still doing things around the house but are getting increasingly worried about the Ikea situation. I have been calling the special service number we were given last Monday, but to no avail. Either they don’t answer or the lines are engaged or even worse, you get a long advertising speel followed … Continue reading »

Well the guy came to install our Sky TV box this afternoon. A one off payment of

The guys who did our off loading came back today and collected all the boxes and packaging that we had been able to conserve, for them to re-use for somebody else. So with that all cleared up we are now settled in some warmth and comfort in the evenings. We still only have the big … Continue reading »

This morning Joan and I went to Castilliones, a market town about 10 minutes from us to pay for our car insurance and to make arrangements for some household content cover. Insurance for the Saab for 1 year works out at

Last week we had been over to Ikea in Bordeaux to order some wardrobes for the dressing room and as they would not fit in the car we paid for their delivery service. We had been calling their customer service number but not getting too much success so decided that another trip over was on … Continue reading »

Today being Sunday we decided that a little rest from the unpacking was a good idea, so arranged to meet Stewart and Barbara in Eymet again for lunch. We used the same restaurant as we had been to last week as there are many of the local rstaurants closed for the winter period. Once again … Continue reading »

Since we have been over here we have been experiencing warm sunshine most days, with temperatures in the 16 to 20 degree region, but there has been some rain at night. This morning was even more lovely with a most magnificent sunrise to wake up to. We are finding that we are sleeping later because … Continue reading »

Well true to form the container arrived at 9 o’clock together with the unloading team. The driver had time to crawl in to his sleeping compartment as his tacho meter said it was time to have some rest. This gave the boys a full two hours to unload us before they took the last part … Continue reading »

We have been promised the container for tommorrow so fingers crossed. Yesterday we had been out and bought some paint, because we didn’t like the pure white on part of the main room walls, so today was a first coat day for our new colour, vanilla. Paint is definitely expensive here, maybe we will put … Continue reading »