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2020 – Drone Shot

2020 – Tiling around the pool

2020 Master Suite – Part 3

2020 Master Suite – part 2

2020 Sometimes it’s the little jobs……

2020 Pool opening – in July!

2020: What a year…. and it’s not over yet!

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2019 – Tiling around the pool

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Category: General

Happy Anniversary!
2006 General

Happy Anniversary!

Mark Johnson October 21, 2006

It is one year to the day that we became owners of our farmhouse! We opened a bottle of Chablis in celebration (6 Euros from the local supermarket), and a … Read More

2006 General

Safely back…..

Mark Johnson August 5, 2006

Now safely back in the UK after our summer visit . While we are not even one year into the 10 year project and at times I feel frustrated at … Read More

War is declared….
2006 General

War is declared….

Mark Johnson August 5, 2006

  About half way through our trip we had a visitor arrive down the chimney into the log burner. As it wasn’t Christmas and there was no sign of presents … Read More

2006 General

Finding a doctor…

Mark Johnson July 22, 2006

One of the kids woke up in the middle of the night with bad earache. While painkillers did the trick thought we should have it checked out by a doctor, … Read More

New Year 2005/6   27 Dec-1 Jan
2005 General

New Year 2005/6 27 Dec-1 Jan

Mark Johnson January 2, 2006

Well an eventful trip over! We were meant to arrive on 26 December but missed the flights at Stansted (well the family made it, but I was late due to … Read More

French House Insurance
2005 General

French House Insurance

Mark Johnson October 16, 2005

When you buy a house in France you have to prove that you have third party liability insurance. So this has to arranged before the final signing. We got a … Read More

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