I’ve been slack and am long overdue for a blog post. To be fair, I have actually been really very busy, along with the rest of the team. Does that count as an excuse for the lack of blogging?
But the good news is…we have finished Villa 5! Can I tell you that, due to deadlines [...]

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On site yesterday the temperature was well up in the high 30’s, but inside the villas it was reassuringly cool.
We have a final decision on the colour and style of the outside render. Anwar was over from the UK and on site with me, so to be honest I’m glad he could see the options [...]

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I had been invited to visit L’Amandier for about three months and finally got there last Sunday. And now I wonder…why did it take me so long ? Just the thrill of leaving behind  the chaos of Marrakech gives you such a wonderful feeling of freedom that is hard to explain. It is just outside the red city that the excitement of the journey [...]

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The snow has almost disappeared from the surrounding mountains and the temperature has risen, but the flowers remain in full colour. And we’ve been snagging on site, and more.

I’m happy that the electrics are now positioned correctly and the bathroom countertops are at the correct height (ahem…we had to pull one down and start again…but [...]

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Spring has well and truely sprung in the Atlas mountains. From the brow of the hill, the L’Amandier plateau looked particularly stunning today as it was wearing a spring blanket of yellow wild flowers and scarlet poppies. Not something I was expecting at all.

And the villas are progressing. The exterior and interior walls are now [...]

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