POSTING FROM BOUSSAC
Before and After pics of the renovation
Looking out of the window at the garden this morning, I can almost forgive the weather being so dismal!
It is 8 deg and raining and despite the fact that the windows are closed, I can still hear the village bell chiming every quarter. Life here in Boussac is very slow and quiet, where one hears the footsteps of passers-by echoing for a while. The blackbirds are bravely heralding the season, their beautiful songs adding music to the silence. This poor weather and silence isn't for everyone, I admit! This house is very cosy, warm and comforting which offers it's own magic! I think that Poule au Pot or a warming soup should be on tap for today and tomorrow.
We will need to take a drive into Montlucon - a nearby town, and visit Grand Frais where fresh produce is plentiful!
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| Papayas... such a treat to find them here! |
I wrote a post a little while ago on La Creuzette a beautiful 18thC chateau situated in Boussac, France and it was after attending an art course here that I fell in love with this quiet part of the world. As a consequence we acquired a small house here on the edge of the village. A renovation was inevitable! Below a couple of "before and after" photos!
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| Before the renovation |
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| and after - painting the shutters a mid-brown which seems to go well with the pinkish stone |
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| After - all the lawn removed and replaced with a parterre garden which is no maintenance as opposed to low maintenance - the buxus only needing clipping once a year. |
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Before
and after - we tend to eat all meals beneath this lovely Tulip tree during the summer months..
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| Taken from the Long room |
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| The study - looking through from the small hallway |
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| This hoisting machine doing the obvious! |
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| The Long room before |
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| Almost done |
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| I couldn't watch! |
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The long room after
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| The tiny kitchen! |
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| One of the bathrooms |
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| Mustique the stray cat who always seems to know when we return... |
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| One of the pretty houses in Boussac |
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| The 15thC village church |
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| Chateau de Boussac - fascinating to visit |
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| Evening light - view from my bedroom |
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| The Tour De France rushed through village two years ago which caused huge excitement and celebration. |
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| A common sight in May |
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| and the sun came out for a little while this afternoon! |
