I’ve been meaning to give an update on the chicken coop for a while, but kept putting it off. Whilst our chickens were quite happy using it. We have not been too keen. Mainly because it’s not been working out quite as we wanted. We’ve been looking into all sorts of chicken coops. Houses, simple coops, coops with a chicken …
Welcome to 2025 – The Recap of 2024
Happy New Year! And what a year 2024 it has been! Who would have ever thought that we’d pack our things together and move our live from busy and bustling London to the French quiet and serene French countryside? I mean, we were hoping for it, at some point in the far future. But not in 2024. 🙂 The Good …
The Stray Cats Conundrum
In many cultures, but it seems to be particularly popular in Britain and the US (if you watched The Simpsons, you will know what I am talking about), there is a thing called “old cat lady”. I am not a 100% in agreement with the term, but it weirdly describes our problem at this time. What is the problem? The …
Cascade de Clairefontaine
One of my favourite waterfalls is in Virieu-le-Grand, about 15mins drive from here. I don’t know why it is my favourite waterfall, but I do find it a particular section has a little bit of a fairytale character. As a child and young adult I have been to Cascade de Clairefontaine many many times and I find it never looses …
Gorges de Thurignin
This is one of my favourite spots that we come back regularly. It’s a bit off track from the main road, in the middle of a bent, so you’ve got to keep your eyes peeled if you come with a car. Also, if you really go all the way, be prepared to drive into the fields with your car as …
BUYING PROPERTY
.. the paperwork ..
Disclaimer: this is the experience we had. At no point is this article representative for other experiences, nor is this article giving legal advice and I therefore cannot be held responsible for any action taken based on this article.Personally, we had two completely different experiences. And not only were the workings completely different, but also – particularly in the first …
Chickens: Pick-up!
Quite a few things changed since the last time we looked into what chickens to get. The lady that I was talking to gave me quite a few insights and also of course tried to advertise the stock that she had. So first of all… What did we decide on? After back and forth with loads of information, I was …
Chickens: The Prep Work
Originally when we were ‘dreaming’ about making the move to France we thought we might have a lot of animals. Hubby always wanted a cow, I like the idea of sheep and/or goats but always fancied chickens. I liked the idea of free eggs (which of course… nothing’s free…) and we together thought that having chickens would be an interesting endevour.
BUYING PROPERTY
.. the search ..
Disclaimer: this is the experience we had. At no point is this article representative for other experiences, nor is this article giving legal advice and I therefore cannot be held responsible for any action taken based on this article.Once you found all your websites and agencies to search for your new property, you most certainly would have some ideas, what …
BUYING PROPERTY
.. where to look ..
Recently, we have been looking into property in France and noticed, that – as with every country – the way how the process unfolds is rather different. We’ve come across quite a few obstacles and I decided that maybe I can help others with our experience. By the time of writing of this article, we have not found the property that we’re looking for yet. But even if we can help you just a little bit to get to where you want to be, I think it’s worth noting this all down. Once we have found our property, I’d happily update this post accordingly with all the other bits of things you need to know.
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2