Winterising

It rained a crazy amount overnight, the rain gauge reads up to 30mm and has a space above that which is probably another 20mm, this morning it was full to the brim, no way of telling how much had overflowed.

It cleared briefly and we could see snow on the hills opposite and a lot on the Pic du Midi. Fortunately we have bought stuff to insulate the outside pipes and pump with as it is forecast to be -5 overnight. I don't believe it will be, but we shall see and we have

We have now built a not very stylish but hopefully functional polystyrene box around the pump.

We have built up the earth around the water pipe inlet and waste outflow and put some polystyrene around higher up parts of that too. Again not stylish but eventually the water pipe will enter the house at a different place and we can do a better more permanent structure.

I gathered various produce that wouldn't survive the first frost. I made Green Tomato Chutney with the tomatoes and onions, and froze the french beans (about a kg). We still need to gather the peanuts and there are a few potatoes left in the ground.

We still need to insulate various things inside the house