Tag Archives: House guests

A few photos

Posted on March 23, 2013 by frenchfry36

“Show me photos of your house in France” people say, and I smile (though inwardly cringing as I think of the 25,000 photos sitting on my laptop, snapped over the last 5 years, waiting patiently to be properly edited, tagged … Continue reading →

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A little renovations update

Posted on July 16, 2012 by frenchfry36

Before we went on our side trip to Spain, we did manage to complete the small second bedroom on the guest floor, spurred on by the fact that our friends from Lyon were arriving to stay with us in central France for … Continue reading →

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Making do and making arrangements

Posted on February 16, 2012 by frenchfry36

So we arrived at our house in France to find it was not cleared out and had no services connected… Water was the most immediate concern – so we were very grateful for a downpour of rain, a bucket, and … Continue reading →

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From drab to fab

Posted on June 17, 2011 by frenchfry36

We now have a welcoming front door, freshly painted, with new numbers and repainted knocker and letter flap, together with a gorgeous little “Pas de Publicité” sign we picked up on our travels down south. And the guest bedroom looks great. … Continue reading →

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Getting there

Posted on June 15, 2011 by frenchfry36

We have worked very hard this past couple of weeks to get the bedroom downstairs finished before my son and his girlfriend arrive next week – eek! Very good incentive, and I’m glad to say we’re almost there. After sanding … Continue reading →

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Déjà vu

Posted on May 15, 2011 by frenchfry36

Here I am, back to stripping wallpaper! The main bedroom downstairs this time. I hesitated to start, seeing that the lounge took me so long to do, and it’s only a matter of weeks before our house guests arrive. The … Continue reading →

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