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Category Archives: The House
August Garden
August was a month of harvesting. The months of work digging and preparing the land, planting and maintaining the gardens throughout the summer, and watering through the dry months were starting to pay off. The caves were filled with kilos … Continue reading
FILOU!!!
Our new family member has settled in nicely… Growing quickly. Keeping our feet warm at night. And pays rent in rodent control! Plus, he does add a much needed cute presence to the Les Verrines landscape… He’s our little Filou.
POUSSAINS!!!
The long awaited sequal to: What’s Upstairs by Le Vignaud Productions. The story of a young chicken named Tchitchi… who grew up so fast! Our little baby Tchitchi is now a mother! She had six little baby chicks hatch- We’re … Continue reading
July Gardening in Les Verrines
In July, all the hard work in the garden in May and June finally started to pay off. Plenty of rain and sunshine got the garden growing fast and green… and we were finally able to enjoy our first harvests! … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden, Gardening, Summer, The Garden, The Land, The Yard
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New Family Member!!!
Les Verrines is one member bigger! We have a new family member! He doesn’t have a name yet! Any suggestions???
Le Poil et la Plume
Inspiration of the Day: A friend, inspired by my new feathered companions, recently loaned me a book written by Annie Dupery- a Parisian actress relocated to la Creuse… In Le Poil et la Plume she describes eloquently her reasons for relocating to this … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Inspiration, The Land
Tagged Animals, Books, Cats, Chickens, Gardening, Inspiration, The Land
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What’s Upstairs?
A perceptive young reader wants to know: “What is upstairs in the chicken house?” This week, Le Vignaud Productions sets out to tell the story:
CHICKENS!!!
We have chickens! Does that mean it’s a farm yet??? Actually this is a little bit old news, since they have been with us now for two weeks- but I wanted to give them some time to adjust before they … Continue reading
Spring in Les Verrines…
It’s definitely spring! In La Creuse, that usually means a lot of gray, rainy days… But there’s a good bit of sunshine mixed in and when the sun shines, even for a brief moment, it’s amazing. The color of green … Continue reading
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Tagged La Creuse, Les Verrines, Spring, The Land, The Yard
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Spring Cleaning
Just a few smaller projects happening, getting the yard cleaned up and ready for spring/summer… The garden is underway, still lots of digging to do though… The weather is warming up fast and the ground is starting to dry… The … Continue reading