Tag Archives: Normandy

We’re all having a (hare) ball!

Posted on January 28, 2018 by M

Water water everywhere!  And after the water (or during)…MUD!  It has rained and rained here for weeks.  Thirteen departments of France have been on flood alert, once again, the Louvre in Paris has emptied a few rooms of precious paintings, … Continue reading →

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There’s a hare in my soup….

Posted on June 27, 2017 by M

So as you can see, I’ve merged a blog I started about the addition of Thumper the Hare (thanks to the Dear One) into our lives.  I’m sorry I haven’t blogged on this sight for a while – things went … Continue reading →

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Hare at Home at last…

Posted on May 13, 2017 by M

I know I’ve been quiet…it wasn’t that I didn’t want to, it’s just that we went back home to SA for 3 weeks and it was a little difficult to give news about Thumps when I wasn’t there to gather any. … Continue reading →

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Cheffing Shambles and Fireworks

Posted on July 27, 2014 by M

Our first Summer season of guests at the Chateau has been interesting to say the least…not to mention a little scary, a lot frantic and hugely chaotic. This is going to be a marathon blog as a lot has happened … Continue reading →

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Energy? I remember having that…

Posted on April 13, 2014 by M

My goodness me what a whirl the last few weeks have been but we are in the cottage and we have 24/7 internet access!!!! Yay!! First of all, there we were still frantically trying to put up plaster board (the … Continue reading →

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An Ode To A Colombage Cottage in Normandy…

Posted on March 12, 2014 by M

It starts with just a little hole Within a wall or beam You reach out to have a feel Are things really as they seem? You get the ladder to have a look And inspect it with your hand It … Continue reading →

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Elephants are Chewy…..

Posted on January 3, 2014 by M

I can’t believe we’ve been here for just on a month.  It’s been an interesting four weeks to say the least. Things here have been SO busy and a little …maybe unusual is a good word.  We had to stay … Continue reading →

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How to eat an Elephant….

Posted on December 6, 2013 by M

Assuming that you’d want to, and that there is elephant on the menu…just how do you go about eating one?  And as an aside..why on earth would you want to? The thing is..Elephant has been put on a plate in … Continue reading →

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Living beside myself…..

Posted on November 15, 2013 by M

There is often a time in life when all things collide to form one BIG moment and I think my “Footpath to France” has hit that moment. We had to take another trip to Normandy for me to finally meet … Continue reading →

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Autumn, mowing and a trip east…

Posted on October 25, 2013 by M

There was good news!  As I mentioned before, The Dear One decided to take the bull buy the horns…just about literally, and tell the owner of the estate where he was working that it was just not meant to be … Continue reading →

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