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It’s a chestnut party and an Edith Piaf sing along… how much more French can it get?
Saturday morning arrived faster than we thought! Some volunteers agreed to meet early Saturday morning to walk to Brossac and had a quick a petit déjeuner at the local bakery and made a stop at Saint Bernard’s for a coffee. … Continue reading
Brossac gets a taste of Cincinnati Chili
Lovely Friday arrives and everyone is wrapping up their chores and getting ready for the weekend. Today we say goodbye to Stephanie and Michael, it was a shot stay for them, but highly productive. As of today, every single room … Continue reading
Paul’s pipes are fixed but now we need a sundial specialist!
It’s Elizabeth’s third day as mum, and it seems she’s been doing it all her life. Everything is spotless and breakfast runs quite smoothly –she even made bread pudding today! So everyone is happy when it’s time to head to … Continue reading
Volunteers Fashion at La Giraudiere
Can you believe it’s 30C° today? (86F°, for our readers in the US) Such a lovely warm sunny day! This new set of volunteers at La Giraudiere came prepared and ready to work, so we thought we would put together … Continue reading
So quiet around here today? Emilie left!
so-quiet-around-here-today A new week begins at La Giraudiere and it starts bright and early on Tuesday. Emilie has to be in Chalais at 7:30am and few of the volunteers are awake when she leaves for the train station with Paul … Continue reading
