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Here we go again
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 8:00AM | Tweet 
After renovating the self-catering cottage du potager in 2007 we’re getting ready to tackle our next project: the old groundskeepers house. It hasn’t been lived in since probably the 1960-70s and is need of some serious work. We’ve tentatively named it Hortensia cottage, in honor of the large bush you can see in the photo above. This is the courtside view of the house. We discovered the paving stones recently during one of my son’s archeological excavations.
If you’ve stayed with us before, you might of noticed this building, situated to the right of the chateau. Then again, you might not have, as it is hidden behind a very obstreperous hedgerow.
Over the past few weeks we’ve been interviewing contractors and discussing estimates and options (which explains the blog’s torpidity). The new windows are scheduled to go in by the end of the year and, fingers crossed, the rest of the work will be done in early 2011. In the meantime, we’ve been ripping out the old fittings and partitions, stripping it down to a bare shell.
Stay tuned.
Reader Comments (1)
When we where there in October, we walked over to take a peek at this newest cottage under construction. It has so much potential, and I am sure it will be just like everything else there: wonderful! I would love to paint a watercolor of it for you. It's always nice to paint in person, but I can work off of photographs too, so if you would like one, let me know/email me a picture and I will mail a painting to you!!
Best wishes on this new endeavor, I look forward to following the construction of the new cottage in your blog and facebook!