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Harvest Time in Normandy

by Lisa LaCount | Nov 24, 2019 | DIY, French Food, Health Eating, Living in France, Living the dream

It’s harvest time in Normandy – not wine but apples and pears. Yesterday I was at our local brico (DIY) shop and in the car park saw a large van – a mobile press to process locally grown Normandy apples and pears. The state-of-the-art equipment allows...

Do You Suffer From DIYitis?

by Stephan LaCount | Sep 4, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, DIY, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, Renovation, Shabby chic, The Chateau Experience

Has the DIY bug bitten you? What is the “maladie” that infects DIYers anyway?? I call it DIYitis and I can personally attest that once you’ve been infected with it, it’s in your system and completely incurable! After watching Dick and Angel Strawbridge in the early...

For the Love of Chandeliers!

by Lisa LaCount | Aug 17, 2019 | Decoration, Design, DIY, Escape to the Chateau

As you all know I LOVE chandeliers and apparently vintage chandeliers are becoming tricky to find. This may be due in part to Dick and Angel as well as the Escape to the Chateau DIYers who are snapping up the bargains at the local brocante. Did you know that not all...

Vintage Upcycling

by Lisa LaCount | Jul 7, 2019 | Decoration, Design, DIY, Escape to the Chateau

Remember the old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” well that is certainly true given the current surge of interest in upcycling items which may have been thrown out as unusable, or sourced from a brocante or flea market. It is true to say that what...