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Building the terrace for optimum solar gain in winter
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Building the interior walls in stone 1
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Building with stones on the interior walls Sourrou
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South side of house from the gloriette with hippy
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Open terrace ready with climbing plants
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October sun for drying the socks
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Evening sun from the west in October 2007
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Terrace finished yippee !
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This is exactly how I imagined it would be
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This tree was a tiny thing when we were digging the foundations for the house and I protected it and I'm so glad I did
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I'm so glad I didn't cut this Acacia tree down
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Rushing home in the rain
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This terrace is so useful...
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Après la fête il y a encore du vin - After Solstice there's still some wine
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Chilean Potato vine going mad flowering in April
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A year's supply of bottles from our friends
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37 cms of straw : Isolation 37cms de paille
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CCP 2016 Mur Terre/Paille isolante
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Using bottles again for insulation
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The Potato vine is really lovely
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Floortiles in kitchen being made
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Cheap and easy home made tiles
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Last home-made floor tiles grouted
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Carrelage fait maison
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The home made "tile" floor is a great heat sink - we laid it on straw bales - with recipe
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Sunshine in a winter solstice kitchen (passive solar : bioclimatique)
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Hot summers day with Pyke under the table
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ready for straw bales
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Max in the hallway at 12 weeks showing the 50cms of rock base for the straw bales
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Shuttering for the cellar and staircase showing the straw bales under the floor
