Category: France

A day off from renovating the house, one bit at a time. A trip to the seaside that included a short walk on the ‘sentier douanier’ and a bust to a lovely chocolate shop.

So I think there was a reference to house hunting in Brittany in a post last year.

Now it is official. We have bought a house in central Brittany for which we signed the final documentation on Friday 25th. We went to see it in person before signing. Something that seems sensible though not necessary as all can be done electronically. It was good we did as there were things not done that should have been and we used the few days to do a lot of cleaning and general organising.

So we had, and not resolved yet, issues with the garden being left to become very overgrown, some jobs not finished and finding some hidden holes in the kitchen floor.

The kitchen was filthy-‘their ways are not our ways’ – thanks Julie Q. So Shaz spent hours cleaning the oven and fridge plus the rest of the kitchen. I spent time cleaning the roof windows- note- 9 windows in the main house and 3 different brands!

The previous owners are English- not French (or Kiwi for that matter).

There is much to do to redecorate and longer term renovate. Hours of fund ahead and a need to visit as much as possible. A transition to a new life.