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Once upon a time, a French-German and British family from London decided to move to the French countryside with their 3yo. They have this big idea of renovating the old family home and settle for a new life with cheese and wine... and chickens! Read more here...
Latest Blog Posts
Jan 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
A new coat for Christmas
Jan 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Happy New Year!
Aug 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
DISCOVERING: Belley
Jul 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
Parc des Oiseaux
(Villars-les-Dombes)
May 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
A slow burner – Part 4: what did we get done?
May 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
A slow burner – Part 3: the garden
January 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
A new coat for Christmas
After a very long wait, our house finally got a new coat! I have a bit of mixed feelings about this, as I obviously know the house since I was a little child and whilst the change is good for the house – and for us – it still has a lot of emotions connected to it. It was a
January 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Happy New Year!
I am wishing everyone a happy new year and hopefully you all had a good start into 2026. Towards the end 2025 it has been rather chaotic for us. I haven’t sent out an update in a while, so when I get a quiet minute I will write a wrap up what has happened here recently. See you then!
August 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
DISCOVERING: Belley
Just as a heads-up: this entry will probably be updated over time. Most of the times, if we go to Belley, we only go there for shopping purposes, as it has the different and/or bigger supermarkets (or rather a “hypermarché”). So maybe check back after some time to see if there’s any new stuff below. 🙂 Parking The parking situation
Impressions
Helpful Links
Life on the Plateau
Mairie Plateau d'Hauteville
Office de Tourisme
Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Chickens
YouTube Channel "Oak Abode"
Holidays
Au Pâturage Montagnard (for groups)
Leisure
La Praille (Google Maps)
January 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
A new coat for Christmas
After a very long wait, our house finally got a new coat! I have a bit of mixed feelings about this, as I obviously know the house since I was a little child and whilst the change is good for the house – and for us – it still has a lot of emotions connected to it. It was a
January 2026
|
Philippe MIGUET
Happy New Year!
I am wishing everyone a happy new year and hopefully you all had a good start into 2026. Towards the end 2025 it has been rather chaotic for us. I haven’t sent out an update in a while, so when I get a quiet minute I will write a wrap up what has happened here recently. See you then!
August 2025
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Philippe MIGUET
DISCOVERING: Belley
Just as a heads-up: this entry will probably be updated over time. Most of the times, if we go to Belley, we only go there for shopping purposes, as it has the different and/or bigger supermarkets (or rather a “hypermarché”). So maybe check back after some time to see if there’s any new stuff below. 🙂 Parking The parking situation
Impressions
Helpful Links
Life on the Plateau
Mairie Plateau d'Hauteville
Office de Tourisme
Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Chickens
YouTube Channel "Oak Abode"
