We woke up to lashing rain this morning. I looked out of the window to see an old bicycle propped against our gate and that could only ...

This old 18th century cottage is just a few miles away.  Over the years we have watched it crumble and now it has fallen completel...

Last Winter whilst walking round a brocante like two Eskimos wrapped up against the cold, Mark declared he was going to buy a bronze clo...

Apologies if you find the simply-chateau missing but I think we have been hacked! It seems to have disappeared and our hosting company are i...

Today was the chateau pumpkin competition. Last night I checked my one pumpkin and decided to harvest it this morning. Mark said he doub...

The weigh in for the biggest pumpkin competition is on Friday and all I can say is that you will be totally underwhelmed with my specime...

I never knew my grandfather Albert as he died when I was just three years old. As I was growing up there was always an old s...

C'est Magnifique! This très chic Parisian pied-à-terre is cheaper than most hotel rooms in the French capital, costing just £69 for a n...

I flew home with a first this weekend!!! I found wings.........what more do I need to say!!! An absolute first for me to ...

We live in the middle of nowhere on tiny silent lanes and I love it. However twice a day mayhem takes over. At 12 noon a Monsieur w...