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 …
A slow burner – Part 4: what did we get done?
That is a question, we have been asking ourselves. Being the one doing the renovations, sometimes it is difficult to see the trees in the forest. But feedback from visitors or even neighbours have been rather positive. Particularly from visitors which have known the house for a long time, i.e. my brothers or family friends. The Clear-Out I think the …
A slow burner – Part 3: the garden
The garden is one of my main projects while my husband takes care of the renovation works where I am not much of a help. At the moment the house is rather plain. Don’t get me wrong, my aunt uses the garden a lot, it’s her little baby and she’s done a good job. But you also can tell that …
A slow burner – Part 2: renovations
We have recently passed our one year anniversairy of moving to France and whilsts we did achieve some stuff in the house, sometimes it feels rather like we didn’t. Back then when we got here, we said seven months is plenty of time to turn one room into livable space with proper heating so we could survive a winter in …
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 …
