Not too far from our home an old chateau lay silent and closed. I could never resist the temptation of passing the big iron gates withou...

A little competition and the winner will receive a simply-chateau brocante bundle of treasures!! The best caption for the phot...

I had no idea when I opened my eyes this morning that I would be entering an international sporting event. Indeed I hadn`t even done any...

Just a little peek around the chateau at some of my favourite things........ Hope you are having a rest...

Amy - otherwise known as Mademoiselle Tartelette from Oregon has been staying here with us at the chateau for a truffling trip. She ...

Looking through some old family photographs we found this divine old sepia photograph of Mark`s mum in the 1930s. How I wished that tu...

The constant rain has caused the marsh to be higher than ever. Our garden has never filled with water but it has come close a couple o...

Oh what a tiny waist this was!!! A waist that would have been tightly laced in a corset to produce this incredible 18". Is it any ...

When I opened these old letters from the 1920s this morning I almost felt guilty.  Written from a soldier to his "Grand Amour...

Yesterday, with our business tax payment imminent, we went off to the nearest town to transfer some funds into our French bank, Credit A...