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Art Supplies and Angouleme

Art Supplies and Angouleme

Had a lovely day out earlier in the week with friends taking a trip to Angouleme to purchase art supplies, something that is not readily available in rural France! Needless to say there were many “must haves” purchased and I now have enough goodies to keep me and a...
Brocante Buys

Brocante Buys

Anyone who watches “Escape to the Chateau “ knows how tempting a visit to the local antique/junk shop can be!! Currently we are not restricted to travelling within France although there are definitely areas to avoid Covid wise, so over the last couple of weeks we’ve...
The Last 12 Months (where did that go?!)

The Last 12 Months (where did that go?!)

Today is my birthday and this time last year we celebrated my last in Oz (after 37 years!) A memorable evening with special friends. Just over a week later we headed off to our new life, never having heard of the word Covid. That final week was a roller coaster of...

Rain in Rural France

I read this morning that the floods in some areas of France are the worst in a generation. We were hoping this wasn’t an annual occurrence! Not that we’ve been hit hard nor as the rain been prolonged? But our little waterways must be trying to cope with the deluge...

Unpacked! Well almost…..

At long last we have some pictures on the walls (even if they are nearly all horses😊), familiar furniture in place and our French farmhouse feels more like home. The cow barn was a great place to hide all the collapsed boxes and bubble wrap and in no time at all they...