Hay Bales and Washing Line A beautiful day here in the Dordogne, great to get all the washing done! This was the view from our balcony at 09:30 this morning, with temperatures already in the mid-twenties. The farmers have been busy all month cutting and baling the hay. The furthest…
John making the most of the winter sunshine! With the great winter sunshine this week, John’s been able to lake a great start. Hoping this lovely weather holds so we can get all the posts in this week! Only 5 more to go on this stretch. Remember, for a chance to…
Springing into Action – Flowers and Fences Projects between guests are always a combination of what we have to do, and what we’d like to do! This week we saw our first snow of the winter, which slightly held up our main project this season, refencing the garden. All the…
French Farmhouse Raffle – Help us to say Thank you to Sheffield Hospitals Trust. Two years ago, we supported a raffle to raise money for Sheffield Hospitals Trust. It was our way of saying thank to the wonderful staff, patients and families of the ward that looked after Nan in her last months.…
We bought the land and buildings in La Varenne as a holiday home ‘with a project’. We renovated the farmhouse first, and since completing the barns are now able to offer the Farmhouse as a lovely, spacious Maison des Amis. Our friend Phil is updating our website, and he says we need…
Lots of work to get the first version of the new website up and running before Tuesday. We’re supporting Sheffield Hospitals Charity . Very excited:)
