Happily the weather defied the forecasters today and we have had another dose of Carinthian Autumn sunshine instead of the promised rain. However, the luck may be about to run out as temperatures are due to fall from a very pleasant 20 to a rather less exciting 12 over the next week - so today had to be the day to pick the apples. The exercise is always a bit daunting as neither of us are particularly good with heights - but as the pictures will tell you, we were brave little soldiers (and had moral support from the cat who was quite happy up the tree!) and the results, although not a patch on last year's bumper harvest, will nevertheless keep us in Apple Crumble for a good few months!
Meanwhile the rcreation of our living space has continued, with the floor in there just about complete and all the additional heating, painting, re-organising also well underway. With luck our next blog will include photos of us no longer homeless! Our plans for our Autumn trip back to the UK are also just about sorted and we should be able to spend about 5 weeks catching up with friends and family before returning here for the Christmas/New Year party season. This time we are driving and will be able to stop overnight with friends in Stuttgart on the way which is an added bonus and something we are really looking forward to. While we are away the remainder of the renovation work will take place, so coming back will also be exciting. We are also waiting to hear about some possible grant support for small businesses which will allow us to update some of our equipment as well as potentially expanding our Wi-Fi coverage to the guesthouse. We will keep you posted of course!
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