Mamie

*on Saturday, my grandma passed away.

*in our little hamlet, my grand-parents and my parents lived together since always.

Us 5, we were 1.

*she was an artist, such an interesting and talented person.

*i am proud i was her only grand-children.

*since the funerals, we are trying to go back to a normal life.

Spring outfit :)... Finally

*the sky is definitely blue for a few weeks now :)
(with no planes by the way ;)

*the sun is getting warmer and warmer everyday

*outdoor living is back :)

(and its long evenings...)

* I want fresh salad, country walks and light linen clothes

how is the weather for you?

Because I like it!

Zen...

*Yesterday I had a cup of tea with a nice lady

*a lot of talking

*a few dreams around

*the same wishes

*the same motivation to develop our countrylife

*new projects and opportunities for La Maison Vieille....

*we'll keep in touch :)

Today... :(....:)

*a meeting cancelled with someone I like to speak with :(

*instead: a morning in the office doing the admin stuff :/

*zebulon and urgande are gone to live in a new field :(

(I hope... sometimes the country life rules are too tough for me...)

*time in the garden planting vegetables :)

*an evening meeting,

the pleasure to meet interesting people in the area

and maybe some news opportunities... made my day feeling better :)

*Have a nice week-end everyone!

and not too much drinks V!

A. could you look after your mum, please ;)

Quercy de la Pierre

*35 years ago,

my grandad opened a "gîte" in our French countryside.

My parents (and us a bit...) are still running it.

The holiday house is called "Quercy de la Pierre".

*The last few weeks,

we did some decorating and some changes to make it cosy, warmer and peaceful...

*Above the gîte before

(More pictures of the gîte before on its website

www.quercy-de-la-pierre.com ...

didn't have time to update it yet:( )

*I don't know if you remember ....

here is the start shown a few weeks ago...

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And here is the result...

*I customised the old coffee table with paint and Laura Ashley stickers

and made the cushion with the ikea fabric :)

*So, what do you think???

:) :(

Stories...

* Yesterday morning,

I received a great present (can't wait to watch it!)

and some cheering words from my friend... Thank you V for the suprise :)

*And I finished a facinating story Le Parfum from Patrick Suskind...

A best seller, she recommended it to me, and I really enjoy it!

The details of that strange world, France at the 18th century through the smells.... and the imagination of the author are surprising.

The story goes quickly, you just want to know more, captivating...

An engaging serial killer...

*Have an optimistic day everyone!

Ironing or Flowers???

*The weather was so nice the last few days than i didn't spend a lot of time inside doing all the housework...

and now by a beautidul Sunday morning i have a huge pile of ironing waiting for me...

Ironing or flowers today???

*If you choose to enjoy spring like me today,

you can see more flowers at La Maison Vieille

*Have a nice Sunday :)

Good Friday

CocoRosie - Good Friday

* an early morning

* the birds singing when i woke up

*a sunny day

*the last coat of paint on the garden house

*the old green cabinet now in pink and grey

*a trip booked :)

*biscuits and cup of tea

* my grand-mother

* a good friday...

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Home Tour//3:The Bathroom

*After a really really busy week-end,

i finally find a bit of time to come here and say 'hello'

*Today, here is continuing the Home tour with the Bathroom at the first floor

*the basin cabinet with drawers is from the ' ABSTRAK' range from Ikea.... normally used as sink cabinet in kitchen

*As a worktop, we made it in concrete to match with the grey mosaic marble at the back

*the picture is from Jenny Causey... i love her art :)

*when we did the extension, we planned to have a roof window above the shower

*we really enjoy it... window open in summer, hear the birds outside...

it's like to have a shower outside!

a shower under the rain... the snow... i am quite please with that idea ;)

*when i was in England, i could see in lots of cottage this really cleaver and old-fashion laundry rack hanging from the ceilling coming up and down... nomally above a nice AGA in a cosy kitchen

*I choose to use it in the bathroom, as we have a high ceilling in that room and the chimneys breast with all the heat is coming through along the wall to the roof, which is made the room warm and really handy to dry the clothes in winter :)

*i finally find a place to store all my vases... above the 'GODMORGON' (ikea) cupboard in the bathroom

*they make a nice display too, it's like a collection...

*I hope you enjoy the tour

and wish you a nice week

Watercress

*Yesterday, the walk was to get the fresh watercress for the evening dinner.

*To pick up directly from the spring down our house the watercress I will cook later,

is one of the most beautiful thing about the country life...

*and the little beauties on the way...

*my post are quite green at the moment...

I think I need light, sun, fresh food and sun again... please :)

Yesterday

* Happy Birthday Mister B.

xxxx ;)

The Herb Garden

*Between two April showers, here the sun is getting more and more shiny and warm :)

*And this week-end, we worked a bit more on our little project:

The Herb Garden

*Sorrel, rosemary, parsley, chive, thyme... the basics to start ...

*I enjoy the new view we have from the kitchen window...

*especially my grandad's lemon tree ... thanks papy :)

*If you have any tips, they are welcome ;)

*Have a good week everyone!

Spring and all its projects :)

*Just busy...

with Spring coming back, we suddenly have a lot more to do...

*The holiday rental season starting next saturday,

so we are well occupied to finish all the projects we planned to do for the new season...

*But I am not complaining at all as I think i quite like to be busy

and I definately hate to be bored and without any list to complete ;)

*If you would like to have a look,

the visit is continuing at La Maison Vieille

with the first and 2nd floor...

*Have a nice week-end everyone :)

Galinette

*Today, was a gardening day

and I will show you soon my first steps in that new territory...:)

*And as a little friend, Galinette was all day close to me...

*she was following me...

*sitting there and looking at what i was doing...

*playing with a dry leaf here...

*doing some stretching and having a sun bath...

*knocking my hand to have a cuddle... so sweet

*and after that long day running around the garden,

she finished by a well-deserved rest in my grandad's green house

*Thanks Galinette

for helping me today :)

(I know... I am mad but i love cats...)

View from the Kitchen...

*Here is the view from the kitchen this morning when we got up.

... magic light...

*it's going to be a beautiful sunny day :)

*Have a good day everyone!

La Maison Vieille

*Spring is coming and a new challenge is starting for us too...
*Today, it's the Open Day of a new blog called

"La Maison Vieille"

* If you need to go on holidays you just have to come in...

*Thanks and see you soon :)

Home Tour //2: the kitchen

*here is following the visit of our little cottage in south-west france :)

*and here is the kitchen:

the heart of the house!

* I made the cushions myself with tea towels from pedlars and tiptree

she gave me the idea ;)

* I am absolutely crazy for crockery... my dream: a set for each season and a huge glass cabinet to display them...*

*to follow the green rules,

i use the shoe cabinet "TRONES" from Ikea instead of lots of bins all over the kitchen!

*really easy to use and easy to clean!

Hope you had a beautiful sunny day as here today!!

1,2,3...Soleil!

* A nice sunny week-end

* The outside life is coming back slowly

* Wish you a good week everyone :)

Little Monsters

*Yesterday, we received a little present from UK.... I love british packaging!

* these little monsters we will help us to recognize our glass when we have a party...

or just for a funny touch on the table dishes or on the mirror in the bathroom or... ???

Any ideas?