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LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, Chateau de la ruche, Chambre d'hote, La Ruche, Loire Valley, France Rebecca Jones Comment
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
LIFE Restoration, Renovation, La Ruche, France Rebecca Jones 10 Comments
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LIFE, RESTORATION, RECIPES Rebecca Jones 2 Comments
LIFE, RESTORATION, RECIPES Rebecca Jones 2 Comments
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Homegrown gifts from our neighbours in return for a traditional English roast chicken dinner. They bought us these beautifully sweet grapes, a crate of apples and some homemade wild boar rillettes. Such lovely people.
Soaking up the peace of the misty meadow and listening to the birds before the day starts in earnest. Sometimes quiet and solitude are best (but if you want to come along see my stories) x
Autumn sunrise - the mornings are dark here. We're on the same longitude as we were in the UK but we're an hour ahead. The bonus of getting up in the dark everyday (which is a struggle for me) is that we get to see the sunrise over the misty meadows.
Autumn days - after a misty morning the sun is shining through the trees. We've been clearing beds of ivy, nettles and unwanted hedging, pruning roses and building a big bonfire for tonight.
NEW BLOG POST - all about how terrible our French is, but how welcoming our neighbours have been. Just clink on the link in our profile and go to blog. Have a lovely day x
One day the lake with be filled with water lilies. It will have a jetty for launching boats and for eating supper on on hot summer nights. There'll be a big glass house and a kitchen and cutting garden beside the atelier and fruit trees planted along the side of the lake. For now there has been a lot of strimming and digging out of roots to prepare the ground for the future.
I can't wait to tidy up the front door and plant up the front of the house. For now some pots will brighten things up.
Ready and waiting for our next set of guests to arrive.
When you're running late on the school run but it's too beautiful not to stop for a picture.
The last few rays of sun. Last night it was so clear and the moon was so full that the house cast a shadow over the lawn and the sky was full of stars. Hoping for an encore tonight. Bonne soirée XX
A sunny autumn afternoon at La Ruche. And a nice 20 minute walk to the end of the drive and back to get the post. There are definitely worse ways to spend your time.
Sometimes the light shines on the gate to nowhere in such away that it looks even more magical than it usually does.