Welcome to Paradise

Pinch ourselves, that was the first thing we did when we awoke. No its not a dream this is reality we really are in France at our house ready to start a new life and meet all the challenges that are ahead as we completely change our life style. Gone are the days of toil and labour on the never ending treadmill of work and mortgages. Relax as time goes backwards. The region we are in is very rural and nothing but nothing happens quickly. You can hear the birds singing, see buzzards flying overhead and hear their mewing. How different to the constant hum of traffic and people. So much to see and hear.

We began by cleaning out the house, years of dust,old straw, grain and the occasional dead mouse soon had us back outside again in the fresh air! Just a taste of things to come! We discovered that the previous owners had removed everything, I mean everything, not just light bulbs but the fittings as well, bare wires left hanging from the ceiling! Lovely but worse than that they had removed the hot water boiler from the cellar great, no water to the house then. Evidently this is completely normal in the rural areas of France. That's the first job then! In the meantime its down to Gunters for a shower and hot food until we get the gas sorted for the caravan.
Welcome to paradise.