Hey Kids, Let’s Build a Wall!!
When we bought the house in 2018, the purchase included some parcels of land that belonged to the house but…
Author: Geoff
Kitchen Remodel or Refonte de la cuisine
When we bought our house we thought the kitchen was “acceptable.” The appliances were working and not too old. The…
Du potager au bassin de natation naturel OR From vegetable garden to natural swimming basin
When we moved to Puyloyer, we acquired a Charentais “potager”–a vegetable garden. Or at least we got the dedicated space…
Logis de Puyloyer through the eyes & lens of Nelle
Our friend Nelle Pettit Smith came to the Fête Sans Raison on 3 juillet. She hadn’t been to our place…
Fête Sans Raison 3 juillet 2022 or Texas BBQ Comes to Mouton
This month marks our fourth year in Puyloyer (and 5th year in France). So we decided to have a party.…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…
Bonjour tous! Way too long since the last post?!? Mais OUI!!! Sure there was a pandemic (duh) and a post-pandemic…
La mère de tous les “blog posts”!
Ah, dear readers, it has been WAY TOO LONG. Our last post was in January, 2020, you know pre-GLOBAL PANDEMIC.…
Le Printemps Est Arrivé or Spring has Sprung.
1000 apologies for the long lag between posts. But we have been busy working on the house, dealing with French…
L’automne est là et nous aussi (Autumn is here and so are we)
Ah dear friends, we haven’t forgotten you. It’s just that there is SO MUCH to do. When we moved in…
Notre Maison est Puyloyer
Following a most incredible déjeuner at Restaurant L’Atelier in Issigeac, we “completed the final act” (the dramatic French equivalent of…