The paraffin space heaters were a find! We had a warm night in a proper bed. Matt is still on leave as he had so much built up during Covid. I however (as a contractor) was back to work in earnest and balancing that with the occasional requirement to speak to French people. (It won’t be long before Matt can do this but not just yet). Beautiful day today, felt

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So it’s not the worst view to wake up to, even if you are waking up in the kitchen! I have to admit – it got VERY cold. Matt woke up at 5:30 to put the last of the wood on the fire but it wasn’t really enough. We definitely underestimated how much we would need for the night and the compressed fibre logs we thought would last an hour

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After 8 months wait the day is finally upon us. It started like any other Monday. Matt went for breakfast while I had a lie in. I popped down later for a cup of tea and just to check what was going on. Then a few work calls – the first one crapped out just before the end but the second was fine so all ok. Matt went off to

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Day 2. As expected, the blinds in the bedroom were terrible. Thankfully I took my sleeping mask, I’ve gotten used to one recently and it’s a blessing for rooms without black out curtains. Matt again was up at the crack of dawn and keen to drag me out of bed, only after 10. When I asked why he’d had breakfast without me he said ‘you were asleep’ – that is

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Over the past 9 months our move to France has become part of London folklore (ok, well maybe not, but if you know us it has been the increasingly tepid topic for what feels like an eternity). With our offer accepted 11 February we were looking at the Tour de France in July and wondering if we might get a few rooms ready in time… Oops, maybe not – COVID!!

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