Category Archives: Chez Mirabel

Two bedrooms are transformed

Posted on April 20, 2012 by chezmirabel

Major progress on two bedrooms!  Laurent (another Laurent – this time our carpenter) finished installing the new wood doors we ordered for closets and doorways throughout the bedroom level of the house. Rick and Martha found charming sconces for bedside … Continue reading →

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New stair railing!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by chezmirabel

Last week, Laurent (our ferronnier)  installed the handmade wrought-iron stair railing he created for us.  Laurent is a master blacksmith, who works nearby in Vaison-la-Romaine. In November, we spent quite a bit of time with him in his workshop, mulling over the … Continue reading →

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Kitchen is Installed

Posted on April 9, 2012 by chezmirabel

The principal reason for our just-completed 3 week Mirabel trip was to supervise the kitchen’s installation. We had wanted to schedule it for our first week so that we could use it for the remainder of our stay, but the … Continue reading →

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Hand-Off!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by chezmirabel

Well, last week Martha & I passed the renovation baton to Lynda in Mirabel and returned to the states. We had a productive, albeit exhausting, three week stay. I apologize for the scarcity of blog posts during that time, but … Continue reading →

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We Have a Bathroom!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by chezmirabel

Well, it took a couple (few?) more days than expected, but we have a functioning main floor bath as of late today – toilet, sink, & shower! It may not sound worthy of a post’s title, but then you can maybe … Continue reading →

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Back in Provence!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by chezmirabel

Martha and I have been back in France for two days and we have much to share … This is only our second trip to Mirabel and I forgot how much easier it is to travel to a familiar place! … Continue reading →

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Renovations, Round Two

Posted on March 9, 2012 by chezmirabel

Well, we are returning to Chez Mirabel after an absence of a few months! Martha and Rick begin their 3+ week stay next week – inspecting all of the electrical, plumbing, & masonry work done in our absence, overseeing the kitchen’s … Continue reading →

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Photos of Mirabel aux Baronnies & Cairanne

Posted on December 22, 2011 by chezmirabel

Well, we’ve been back for almost a month and I have finally been able to carefully go through the photos I brought back. As a result, I have published two new photo galleries on my photography website — one of … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, Mirabel…until next time

Posted on December 6, 2011 by chezmirabel

It’s hard to leave Chez Mirabel but its time for us to return home, and let François and Christophe work on the next stage of renovations. Martha and I covered the bedroom, terrace and living room furniture with protective plastic … Continue reading →

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Renovation marathon

Posted on December 4, 2011 by chezmirabel

As our days in Mirabel dwindled down to the last few, we stepped up our efforts. One morning Rick arrived at 6 am in order to finish the tiling two of the bedrooms! On our last day of work, we … Continue reading →

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