Apr 13

Apr 13 The last post....

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Aug 19

Aug 19 Here's the thing

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Aug 28

Aug 28 Finding home

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How to find a place to call home

Aug 13

Aug 13 The end of an era

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People, France

Photo credit Patrick Hendry Unsplash

Feb 19

Feb 19 A sad, grey girl gets dressed up at last

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Jan 31

Jan 31 Avant-première

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Dec 26

Dec 26 New beginnings

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Dec 10

Dec 10 Puppy, incoming

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Sep 30

Sep 30 Bountiful Autumn

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Stéphane’s gifts

Sep 8

Sep 8 A trip to Marseille – and an incredible encounter!

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In which I meet a woman whose past is bound up with Nettie’s.

Aug 5

Aug 5 Hail Mary, full of grace

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Jul 26

Jul 26 Turning up the heat

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House Tour, Barfleur and the Cotentin, Projects

Nailing that Instagram post!

Jul 9

Jul 9 Progress – and an island of staggering beauty

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Blusteringly beautiful – the island of Alderney

Jun 24

Jun 24 Dirty, pretty things

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Shop the House, Tour the House, Projects, Barfleur and the Cotentin

When the quay becomes a carnival

Jun 15

Jun 15 Before......and after!

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Projects, House Tour

Jun 10

Jun 10 Hot mess, cute dog

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Projects

It’s been a tough week on the scaffold at Nettie; this one provided some light relief….

May 29

May 29 A smelly surprise, a stunning trip and some random thoughts on the hotel industry

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Projects, France

Hiking in the Cantal mountains of the Auvergne

May 16

May 16 The French cooking secret no-one tells you (plus a bonus recipe!)

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Projects, Recipes

The secret to authentic French cuisine

May 15

May 15 A big reveal

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Barfleur and the Cotentin, Projects, Tour the House

Nettie finally sheds her ugly skin to reveal a stunning facade

Apr 28

Apr 28 In which Nettie becomes a gallery, and things heat up on Quai Henri Chardon ;)

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Barfleur and the Cotentin

3, rue du puits, barfleur