Archive for May, 2007
A DAY IN THE HUNTING GROUNDS OF ‘LE ROANNAIS’
Thursday, May 17th, 2007By Brian Franklin During the last week I was back in France with a friend working on our gardens and pool at 'Le Cuvage' in Perreux. We were lucky to be there during France's transition from 'printemps' to eté (spring and summer) – just beautiful! Fresh leaves and grasses, the strengthening sun, warmth in the [...]
REALITY SETS IN ‘LE ROANNAIS’
Friday, May 4th, 2007REALITY SETS IN ‘LE ROANNAIS’ By Brian Franklin Following on from our new discovery and our eventual purchase of The Stables there is, of course, much to tell. Our excitement and eager anticipation at developing our ‘ruin’ was immense.Our uncertainty substantial. However, we made our decision to apply a clean, contemporary approach, and involved one [...]
ABSOLUTELY CHATEAU’D
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007ABSOLUTELY CHATEAU’D A French Odyssey by Michael Wright Through the smoke from across the crowded room she did look more than a little like Brigitte Bardot and even from only a few feet away there was a passing resemblance – after all Brigitte must be in her 70’s or even 80’s at least by now. [...]
