my new digs

Just to be clear, I'm living in St Pierre de Maillé in the old grainary barn of the Bishop of Poitou. He kept his 10% of the crop in this barn. Now it's divied into 3 parts, ours on the end nearest the river. I'm going to be managing Chateau d'Alogny, which is near La Roche Posay, about a half hour away. Right now we're just re-opening it after the winter and getting reason for the season.

Back to the village...

Here's the lane right outside the house (out of view to the immediate left) which leads to the chicken yard.

This is a little flower and moss growth on the side of the building which fences in the chickens.

The building we're in makes a courtyard with another family, and here's a view of that:

I woke up early this morning, as we're going back to Alogny to prune and trim. The river was fogged over and gorgeous, here's pix of the river, and the mill/bridge.

Literally right outside the door, and you can look out onto it from the dining table and living room this is the view across the river.