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Feb 26
2 min

Introducing Chez Recoin, our 'Little French Nook'

After three years of creating and hosting wonderful holidays to the Deux Sevres region of France from Le Prieure, we are delighted to be ...

Jul 29, 2019
4 min

The best fish soup for a cold day

Having gone to bed relatively early after our thirteen hour journey across the channel and down the west side of France, we were up at sp...

Jul 15, 2019
3 min

Stocking up in England for the First Fabulous Summer in France!

The Easter holiday ended abruptly on Easter Day, as A’s heathen school started back on Bank Holiday Monday. To my great unhappiness, we s...

Jul 8, 2019
4 min

Delicious Discoveries in the French Garden at Pressigny

Yesterday, I was completely downcast. As an amateur gardener, I have spent the past three weeks clearing the overgrown hedges and self-se...

Jun 17, 2019
4 min

Opening the Well

The arrival of Di and John has heralded a new phase in life at Le Prieure. We now have a social life! Initially A and I bbq’ed on a heavy...

May 21, 2019
3 min

Nearing the end of the garden work

The supposed hay fever turned into a fully-fledged cold, which left me feeling exhausted and with a pounding head and non-stop sneezing. ...

May 13, 2019
2 min

Putting down roots

As my garden gets whipped into shape and new plants put down roots, I too, begin to do the same and Pressigny begins to feel more like home.

May 7, 2019
3 min

Getting to know the neighbours in Pressigny

The weekend proved chilly, but not cold enough to stop work in the garden or visits to one of the local chateau open to the public. It al...

Apr 18, 2019
3 min

The History of Le Prieure

The sale details for the Priory stated that it is a 13th century house with a 14th century tower. There is also a 1950’s gite in the gard...

Apr 10, 2019
4 min

How I Came To Be In France (3rd and final part)

As beautiful as it is, I have committed to a huge amount of work. As I clear the overgrown hedges, I find hundreds of shoots of three inc...

Apr 10, 2019
3 min

How I Came To Be In France (Part 2)

I’ve just been to buy a bike. It’s kind of obligatory with the stripy French top in my idealised view if France. The bike also now has a ...

Apr 9, 2019
2 min

How I Came To Be In France (Part 1)

I moved to France exactly two years ago. 2010 saw the end of a long marriage and by 2017 the houses in England were sold. It was time to ...

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Introducing Chez Recoin, our 'Little French Nook'

The best fish soup for a cold day

Stocking up in England for the First Fabulous Summer in France!

Delicious Discoveries in the French Garden at Pressigny

Opening the Well

Nearing the end of the garden work

Putting down roots

Getting to know the neighbours in Pressigny

The History of Le Prieure

How I Came To Be In France (3rd and final part)

How I Came To Be In France (Part 2)

How I Came To Be In France (Part 1)

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