Monthly Archives: April 2012

Our new kitchen revealed!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by chezmirabel

Once the kitchen was installed,  Rick and Martha were able to place the chairs around the dining room table. Its easy to imagine all the wonderful times we will spend here, with meals prepared in our state-of-the-art kitchen. Lynda says … Continue reading →

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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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Spring in Mirabel

Posted on April 9, 2012 by chezmirabel

We arrived in mid-March to swelling fruit tree buds and a frenzy of cleanup and pruning activities in the vineyards. Over the course of our 3 week stay, the fruit orchards fully blossomed, the asparagus emerged, precocious trees leaved out, and … 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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