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Flowers for Andrée
–Dory
So, Where is Chez Mirabel?
I just realized that we haven’t shown you where this adventure is taking place! Here’s a link to Google Maps with a green arrow on our roof top terrace Show on Google Maps. The Impasse des Fleurs walkway to our front … Continue reading →
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Dick and Laura in Piégon
One of the wonderful things about living in a small village is getting to know the interesting people who live here. We’ve come to know Dick and Laura, who live in a beautiful home set amid a grove of olive … Continue reading →
Day 15 — Back Bedroom Tiled!
After almost a day of measuring, calculating, re-measuring, and snapping countless caulk lines, I started laying tile on the bedroom level. Since none of the maison’s walls are anywhere close to square, we decided to lay the tile on the diagonal, which … Continue reading →
Day 14 — Tile Delivery & Local Exploration
Today we decided to proceed with floor tiling and picked everything the local tile store had in stock (48 sq. meters, about 1/3 of what we need). I used the store’s truck, parked it on our Rue du Bourg and … Continue reading →
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Day 13 — Jean-Philippe Richard, Sculpteur (& Kitchen Design)
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
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 →
Day 10 — Furniture Move-In
Today our furniture was moved in and it was an amazing spectacle since our street is extremely narrow and the path to our front door even more narrow and a little circuitous. So instead of trucking items by hand to … Continue reading →
Day 9 — Andrée & Alice
Well, we had probably our most important visitor to the chez today … the dame of the village, Andrée. She lives just a few feet away and is an avid gardener. In fact, she may be the reason our passageway … Continue reading →
Day 7 — It’s Been a Week!
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 →