A success! There are times when leaving areas to nature just looks scruffy. It can give the impression we don’t care, or worse don’t know what we are doing! Every now and then something happens, sometimes something quite small that makes it all worthwhile. In July we saw black and white butterflies that we had […]
This battle between American and German soldiers took place right outside the chateau. A division of Patton’s army was sent to Brittany but to get there they had to make their way through Lower Normandy and cross the river that marks the border between Normandy and Brittany. The chateau is situated on the main road […]
What a wonderful month August has been. There have been highs and lows and not much renovating due to the high temperatures, but terrific all the same. The joys have included an English country wedding and having our grandchildren visit. We have enjoyed hearing the excitement of visiting France and watching them all enjoy the […]
It has been a great summer so far. Chateau restoration is slow but steady with a few decorating jobs well underway. The old front door has a new coat of paint having had lots of restoration on the beautiful chestnut wood underneath. The metal door furniture is being cleaned ready for putting back on. A […]
Spring is always a busy time at the chateau. A lovely time of year, full of optimism and enthusiasm. Warm sunny days have meant lots of time outside doing essential maintenance. Builders have repaired storm damage to out buildings, friends have helped clear fallen trees. For the first time, this year trees not just used […]
Every day at the chateau is different. Always something interesting or exciting happening. After many years as a furniture designer, Barry’s attention turned to restoring vintage fountain pens. It started as a hobby in 1998 but quickly turned into a business. His website www.heritagecollectables.com growing so large it became full time and sells restored pens worldwide. We […]
We have been at the Chateau for 6 years now. January means we bring out the Big Black Book. We started writing in this book before our move to France, it lists things we hope to achieve in our attempt to live a different lifestyle. All those projects that were on hold, and our aims […]
