It's Ours

We completed the contract -- after a slight delay to sort out document problems -- in front of a public notary on September 23rd, so the house is now ours.

That didn't stop the owner using the alembic (still) in the garage to produce his local grappa in the days that followed! In fact, when we left Tabua on September 26th he was still beavering away at the task, while at the same time removing his huge collection of junk from the house and storage areas. But all that is alright, as we can't do anything with our new property until we return in January to start renovation work. Meantime, the owner is keeping a set of keys -- which will give the architect access over the next month or so.