Blog in France

For the first time in a long, long time there are no llamas or alpacas to be seen in the fields of Les Fragnes. They’re all indoors since we’re experiencing the worst winter weather we’ve had since we got here. Even the girls who can come and go as they...

There are a lot of green lanes in this part of France. By green lane, I mean a grassy track that goes between fields or through woods and is a public right of way. Sometimes these follow long-disappeared railway lines, as in the case of a lovely walk near St...

January is here  – and here are some sayings for the month taken from the 1932 and 1933 issues of La Prosperite a la Campagne. My favourite is definitely the wolf on the compost heap one! Si le jour des Rois est clair, il y aura deux hivers. If the...

We’ve spent the morning replenishing our firewood supply. At the moment, we’re using up all the old beams we salvaged during renovation work. So I drag them out of the stable to Chris and Benj, who are waiting outside to slice them up with the chainsaw. Then I load up...

New Year’s Eve – time to look back on the last twelve months. Here at Les Fragnes we’ve had the usual ups and downs of everyday life. We’ve faced some unexpected challenges but we’ve also had some unforeseen bonuses too. There have been low points but wonderful high ones as...