More fab properties in the Creuse
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The possibilities for these places. Wow.
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Bernard, What attracted you to French architecture and culture in the beginning? I think of you (right or wrong) as very English. Curious about your interest.
@daniel
Well, I'm very French. My family came over from France in the late 16th Century to Canada. All four of my grandparents were born in French speaking Canada. I only knew my paternal grandmother and she spoke only French (except for a small amount of English, which I never heard her speak), and my maternal grandfather, who like my parents, was bilingual. I spoke only French until I was 6. Our surname (Dauphinais) is meaningful in France (the Dauphin = heir to the throne) and there are several locations in France bearing some form or another of the name. (When I visited Paris, I stayed at Place Dauphine).None of this necessarily indicates a relationship to our family, though. It was common back then, when immigrating to Canada, to take a new surname--often related to where the family emmigrated from. There is a Dauphine region (south eastern France). But who knows? It is, at the moment, lost to history. But it does make me feel a little bit connected to France.
During COVID lockdown, I got hooked on Chateau Diaries with Stephanie Jarvis. Her chateau, Chateau de La Lande, is in the Creuse department. Her channel led me to vlogs of other ex-pats from England renovating properties in Normandy, Bordeaux, and Creuse. These vloggers showed me day-to-day living in France and I'm hooked. They celebrate food, they don't have to worry about healthcare, their education is very affordable, and it's beautiful in the countryside.