So, after two years living between Devon and France there is so much I want to share with you about this little corner of the Charente region that we now call home.
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A summer in France… writing, renovation and relaxing
Reliving my childhood summers in France - renovating a manoir, writing and wrangling two under 5s
A new Countryfille chapter….
Who knew back in 2011 when I launched Countryfille that the name would become so apt? I originally launched the website to chart our move from hardened city dwellers (I was a magazine editor in London, whilst my husband was the fourth generation to run his family’s ice cream empire…
A sunny weekend in Cornwall?
Woooo hoooo hoooo! I’ve just seen the weather forecast for our weekend in Cornwall this Friday – and it is SUNNY. Like hot, sunny. THIRTY DEGREES sunny. I’ve probably gone and jinxed it now but I don’t care. I cannot wait. We are staying at the brilliantly conceived Rosevine, near…
CF Travels: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
This is officially my out of office! The Countryfille brood are off for a long weekend overlooking the sandy beaches of Tenby, Pembrokeshire (the apartment is actually visible in the illustration above!). WOO HOO! We are off on our travels with two friends and their son, who handily enough, happens…
The perfect holiday souvenir: Furore, the Amalfi Coast
Whilst delving to the back of the shed last weekend (it’s all glamour here at Countryfille..), I came across two bulging carrier bags that I had completely forgotten were lurking there. Inside were these tiny tile fragments, worn into organic shapes by the sea at Furore on the Amalfi Coast.…