I've read his entire blog. You can see my past comments about it. It's lovely and so is his vision, but he seems depressed and things are falling apart. Not a whole lot of progress has been made and he often posts from bed. They don't really have the skills to fix things, but the to-do list is growing, and I gathered that from him literally saying they don't yet have the skills or money to fix crumbling walls, etc. Then there's that undercurrent of neighbor shade. I read the whole thing through a filter of their past at Lalande and I'm guessing that like Michael Petherick, they should stop griping about the past that hurt them, and make it happen for themselves. The puppy is a not a charity rescue, that is for sure. Gorgeous dog.They had a dog before, a lovely golden retriever (see below) but he died - so I doubt the puppy purchase was to gain Insta followers. Moreover, Frank and Ivo strike me as the type of couple to care more about anthuriums than algorithms.
Frank seems to be eloquent and multi-talented, he even made his own Lalande cheese at one point. What a loss he is... I also fell in love with Ivo in an interview, he is incredibly charming. I would imagine that both of them would make enthralling dinner guests.
They should team up with these dudes.