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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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 initial 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 of 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...