Bristol expat Hannah Durrant discovers the ‘Moulin de la Rouzique’ paper mills at Couze et Saint Front – thought to be France’s very first paper mill
Category: Tales from the Barn
A bittersweet birthday of asparagus and socialist victory
The far right in France has a respectable face that its UK cousins would give their left arms for. (Right arms indispensable), writes Hannah Durrant
Tales from the Barn: French presidential election shows Sarkozy’s pants on fire!
My favourite quote this week is from a 71-year-old café regular. “Sarkozy, bon vent, la paille au cul, le feu devant,” or “Sarkozy, arse on straw, a good wind and fire to the fore!”
Tales from the Barn: April waters part to reveal hidden jewels
The itinerant work of a timber framer can mean that you find hidden places you would never otherwise have discovered, in the Cotswolds as much as in Dordogne
Tales from the Barn: We’ve been raising the roof in the rain!
Grey clouds and biting winds in Southern France… Just in time for us to go on site and put up our first sizable timber frame in the Dordogne
Tales from the Barn: Like our garden, life in France needs time and love
One year after arriving, it seems an appropriate moment to reflect on our first 12 months in France, what have learned and the things we miss
Tales from the Barn: Will there be a new French Revolution in our village?
As more artisans and businesses move in perhaps La Tour Blanche may even make a comeback and knock Verteillac off its pedestal!