In the absence of Rosemary here to write a ballad about our house, I resort to too many photographs. They will convey the mix of owner’s decoration dreams all rolled into one house. We might’ve felt more kindly towards it had there been a seat that was comfortable and some generosity on the basics eg toilet paper, bath towels, tea towels, dishwashing soap… and yes… a top sheet. We rearranged the furniture to be able to watch tele. The lack of comfort and basic deprivations aside, we have loved staying in this big spacious three storey house with its big views from the windows, big sunny yard and pebbled driveway’s crushing noise made by the wheels of our fabulous Lynk &Co hire car. Not to mention the beautiful river immediately outside and great location. I’ll write about Niort next post and there you will read Rosemary’s Ballad of Ile de Re from May 1988…
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| Kitchen and fridge without a freezer FFS |
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| Beautiful sunny area and view to the yard. Sad that the windows and doors were sealed 😫 |
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| Tele moved as much as the cables allowed, uncomfortable metal fold up chairs and table moved to make room for the uncomfortable couch 😃 |
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| The lounge room minus very uncomfortable couch now moved to the tele/dining room |
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| We moved the couch from here to the tele/dining room |

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| @$&/!#¥? 🥺 |
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| Great view from the top floor bathroom |
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| The view from middle floor bedroom. The little lane that ran along the side of our house. |
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| Wallpaper and art for your… enjoyment |
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| Lovely window with view to yard |
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| Our big yard |
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| @$&/!#¥? |
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| Wallpaper, lamps and decor level 1 |
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| Wallpaper and art on level 1 |
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| Beautiful big house and white pebbled drive |
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| View of our house from the river |
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| View from my bathroom window |
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| Our yard |
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| Our hire car and wisteria |
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| Elaine enjoying the view of our yard |
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Susan: Hmmm...😂😂😂 Yes, the garden and river views are delightful. Look upon the house as your daily step workout!
ReplyDeleteIt was fab really. Grand house, pretty outlook, good walk to town across bridges… Really hoping Milly La Forêt has a comfortable seat though
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