So we are about to start 2014..... And we have made the momentous decision to sell our beautiful home here in Montbrun.
We have spent the last 4 years here lovingly restoring our village house and enjoying the country life. However, now we feel its time to move on to new adventures. It has been a difficult decision as we love our village and the people we have met here. We have had so many lovely times with family and friends here also.
BUT.....
I have always wanted to have a small holding and live as self sufficiently as possible. We have achieved some of that here with our vegetable garden...but....I've always wanted some animals.
Unfortunately we cannot do that in our veggie garden. It's too far from the house.....it's not practical and not safe. We just wouldn't be able to look after them well enough from a distance.
Realistically.....we are not of an age to take on a small holding so the search began for a house with a big enough garden to grow lots of veg and keep some chickens but not so big to be unmanageable.
We made a list of everything that we were looking for....decided we would not buy anywhere till we sold this house....and gave ourselves a couple of years to find the ideal thing.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS.......WE ARE FAR TOO IMPULSIVE TO STICK TO PLANS.
Our present house was purchased when we were on a weekend trip visiting a friend.....it was raining......so why not go and look at a couple of houses for sale in the village......oh and why not just buy one of them!
The say buy in haste and repent at leisure..........NEVER! Always go with your heart and you can't go far wrong!
Ok...you guessed it.......we did the same again!
To be honest we did look around a LITTLE bit. The problem was I was looking at all the old farmhouses with far too much land and in hamlets too far away from civilisation. Hubby was looking at things much more conservative.
The house just sort of jumped out at us.....
Small village...well twice the size of our present one...700 people!
Picturesque....river,chateau,water-mill
Restaurants,boulangerie,boucherie
House is a little too modern for me...not as rustic as our present one......and a little too big...but...
I LOVE THE GARDEN
Lots if room for my little chickies.
So compromises had to be made....so rustic is out and sort of french suburban style is in.
Anyway.......watch this space. We sign for the new house at the end of Jan but can't move until we sell this one.
Anyone looking for a french holiday house.......we are on green-acres.com.......village house Montbrun des Corbieres.
Unless we win the lottery and then we can keep both...ha ha!
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