by Lisa LaCount | May 16, 2023 | Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French Food, French Pastries
May 16th Feast Day of St Honore Patron Saint of Bakers! Wikipedia: Saint Honoratus of Amiens (Honoré, sometimes Honorius) (d. 16 January ca. 400) was the seventh bishop of Amiens. According to a legend, when it was known in his hometown that he had been proclaimed...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateau DIY, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Event, Health Eating, Reatreat, Special Events, Travel to France, Uncategorized
Our retreat is a special week for those looking forward to relaxing and renewing with new and old friends, to taste delightful food, to travel a bit in the Brittany region and to nurture your body, mind and soul with guided gentle movement experiences. The Chateau is...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château
The talented artist Claire Warback has been busy and I believe she has found her new career. You recall her recent portraits of Angel and Dick, well here’s her latest – The Chatelaine of Chateau de Lalande, the glamorous Stephanie. Claire has the unique ability...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Event, Health Eating, Reatreat, Special Events, Yoga Holidays
Come to a Yoga and Foodies Retreat in beautiful, rural Brittany, France at a 15th century Château! The Château is rustic,historic, elegant and charming. Her flower gardens are gorgeous and organic, her pool warm and inviting. The grounds are both cultivated and...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château
Ah “The Temple of Love” what thoughts does this name conjure up in your mind? The Greek Goddess Aphrodite gazing adoringly at Zeus on Mount Olympus, or lilting sitar music in Khujaraho India’s Temple of Love? Well you don’t have to go that far, this Temple of...