These were the blisters on my hands after just two hours of working in a garden, digging out earth. While the crypto market is down I am left with little choice but to get back to the basics and do a bit of manual labour, which after 2 years of sitting at this computer I can tell you is a little bit painful.
After acquiring these blisters I was then expected to mix lime with sand to create mortar for a stone wall... with my hands. Not something I would recommend to anyone. This is what my left hand looked like at the end of the second day. The lime seems to be very effective at burning into my skin!
I am just about to start day 3 and you will be happy to hear I now have gloves!
Here is the stone wall I am in the process of constructing, with the help of a local man.
It's not a bad spot to work, all things considered. You can see the lime/sand mixing tub I had my hands in yesterday and the stone wall at the bottom of the garden.
It is next to the village canal, which everyone uses to water their plants. This is the neighbouring house.
The garden is long and thin and there is much to be done.
I am estimating three months till this three levelled strip of brown earth is rich with colour and life, matching its surroundings.
The property belongs to an english woman who moved to the South of France a few years ago and rents this place out through airbnb.
Here you can enjoy your glass of wine watching the sun go down across this agricultural valley in the Pyrenees Mountains.
This is what the property looks like from the street side. The village is very small with just 300 people and we live just up the road, 1 min walk from here.
Am currently trying to temp 
If you can make it here and pay for the room we will be more than happy to entertain you and point you in the right direction for some of the most awesome views and walks.
We have the mountains and we have the sea.
Right... must dash. I have a job to go to! Feels so weird saying that ;)
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?He was a London based filmmaker until he sold everything and set out on a barefoot journey around the world, currently based in the south of France.
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