View of dining room (in foreground) and kitchen (in background). They are ready for Francois and Christophe to work on while we are gone.
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 tarps while Rick patched the kitchen/dining room floor with mortar in preparation for the new tile floor that François will lay (the same tile as we used in the bedrooms). Martha and Rick will return in March to the lovely new tile floor in kitchen and dining room, and a completely new bathroom on the lower level. They will supervise the installation of the new kitchen when they next come.
Thank you, Laura and Dick, for a fine bon voyage!
That evening, Dick and Laura surprised us with a bottle of Champagne and Laura’s delicious savory pinwheel pastries. A fine bon voyage! We continued the celebration by “dining in the Drôme” that evening. (Mirabel is located in the department called La Drôme Provençale.) We had earlier discovered that the nearby town of Nyons is full of charm and character, and we made a reservation at Le Petit Caveau. Here is a video evocative of our fun, delicious evening: Le Petit Caveau video
Bathroom update: After considering many other options, we all decided we preferred cream-colored tumbled Travertine stone in both bathrooms. We ordered it from Jerome at our favorite tile store in Vaison la Romaine. They come from Turkey and will arrive by boat. Jerome will be in touch with François to let him know the tiles are read for pick up.
–Dory
Tumbled travertine stone will be used in the bathrooms.