A corner of France

Random musings on running a private hotel / gîte in Northern France

Saturday, 29 August 2015

Goodbye Nan

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Sunday, 23 August 2015

Tuppence a bag

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Our soft fruit harvests have been variable year-on-year, but this year we are having a good crop of raspberries. The strawberries and goos...
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Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Getting hosed

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In France, if you have been had, they say you have been rolled in the flour, ( se faire rouler dans la farine ) or simply rolled.  One of th...
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Sunday, 9 August 2015

The Grand Moulin at Ste Suzanne

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France has a schizophrenic attitude to its water mills.  On the one hand you can get grants to refurbish them; on the other, the government ...
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Saturday, 1 August 2015

Village entertainment

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There was an evening of entertainment organised in the village for last evening and night.  For no particular reason that I could discern.  ...
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Sunday, 19 July 2015

Jardin François

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The Jardin Francois is about an hour and a half's drive from us, and, having nothing to do this Sunday except take it easy, we decided t...
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Saturday, 18 July 2015

We interrupt this programme...

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Congratulations, Mark, your he-male has been selected for the prize draw from GED (Garden of Earthly Delights), Inc, for this month's sp...
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Mark In Mayenne
Mayenne, France
By a beautiful river valley in North-West France. This blog is about the day-to-day events in running a group gîte in Mayenne. There's a lot of gardening, maintenance, but, I hope, a lot of fun too. Best viewed in widescreen format. This website uses cookies. By browsing this website with cookies enabled, you are agreeing to their use.
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