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Flower power

About two weeks ago I got asked if I could make garden aprons and bags for the charity Open Gardens/Jardines Ouverts.  Their marketing manageress saw my aprons at Petit Bazaar in La Souterraine and we met and discussed options. Enthusiastic gardeners open their own private gardens to the public and raise funds for medical research… Continue reading Flower power

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Country Colourful Bedroom

We have lived at The Farmhouse for over three years now, in a pre-renovation mess of undecorated rooms, boxes and drab creams and browns. The building was a good size, but had funny qwerks like no access to the rear, a kitchen next to a bedroom, a tiny bathroom, and for a house that could… Continue reading Country Colourful Bedroom