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Day 13 — Jean-Philippe Richard, Sculpteur (& Kitchen Design)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by chezmirabel

Chez Mirabel has a very interesting neighbor to the south: Jean-Philippe Richard, a world renown sculptor (http://www.richardsculpteur.com/atelier.htm). Next to our garage is his finishing studio, where Eric puts the finishing touches on his bronze castings. And one of his sculptures now graces … Continue reading →

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Day 12 — Lunch on the Terrace

Posted on November 9, 2011 by chezmirabel

France closes down every day for lunch between noon and two, so we have to remember to run to our neighboring bakery in the morning to procure our sandwiches and a treat (we also have to remember to not do … Continue reading →

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Day 11 — Oil Delivery & Demolition Status

Posted on November 9, 2011 by chezmirabel

Although it has been windy and wet, it has been quite warm so far (“storms from Africa & Mediterranean”). But we fear that cold weather could blow in from the north at any time. So we had our oil tanks … Continue reading →

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Day 8 — Major Progress

Posted on November 6, 2011 by chezmirabel

We all finally got in a full day’s work at the chez. Martha & Dory got close to finishing the painting of the living room ceiling. Lynda continued to work on removing the wallpaper in the bedrooms — those results … Continue reading →

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Day 7 — It’s Been a Week!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by chezmirabel

Today Martha painted a first coat on about half of the living room ceiling. We are painting out the smaller wood slats and it is really lightening & simplifying that room’s look. And we have chosen a wall color (light, … Continue reading →

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Day 6

Posted on November 4, 2011 by chezmirabel

Another full day, but first a word about the weather the last few days — it has been VERY WINDY & wet. For three days an incredibly strong and, we are told, a very unusual wind has been coming off … Continue reading →

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Day 5

Posted on November 3, 2011 by chezmirabel

Crazy fun wonderful wild exhausting day trying ceiling paint samples at Chez Mirabel, eating picnic lunch from local boulangerie (yum), measuring rooms, picking out new kitchen, choosing interior paint colors, looking at floor tiles, and dragging ourselves home to open a bottle … Continue reading →

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A Day 4 in Provence

Posted on November 2, 2011 by chezmirabel

A scattered day … We went to bank in Vaison la Romaine in the morning to set up joint European account — “come back at 1:30.” We have lunch and walk around old Vaison la Romaine, especially getting ideas for … Continue reading →

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The Day After

Posted on November 1, 2011 by chezmirabel

We spent a very quiet first morning as Chez Mirabel owners — some of us sleeping in and others going back for a nap as those woke up. So it was early afternoon before we all were pointed in the … Continue reading →

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Chez Mirabel is Ours!!!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by chezmirabel

What a day — we spent some time in the morning exploring the village of Mirabel-aux-Baronnies … what a cute little village! It feels very alive and loved by its residents, with lots of little pedestrian ways and shops within … Continue reading →

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