First day of ownership

Our first day was a glorious, sunny November day, so were able to see a lot more than the previous night when we arrived straight from the Notaire's office in the pitch dark. The house has amazing original floor tiles and a lot of period features, including some lovely marble fireplaces, interesting old wallpapers and ceiling detail. The previous owners also kindly left several religious-orientated icons and picture - unsure if that was meant as a message!

Not a lot of furniture at this stage, hence the beach chairs furnishing the lounge. As we already had a trip to Australia booked we didn't actually move in until just before Xmas 2010. While we were in Oz, Merv's furniture arrived so we at least had a bed for when we arrived. Neighbours from Lugne, where we previously rented, kindly saw to the furniture arrival in our absence. Snow in the UK delayed our return to France but fortunately got back just in time to celebrate our first Xmas in the new home.