Shefer Family

  • I’m finally getting around to the pressed flower project I planned last spring 😆 I guess that there are advantages to running out of funds for big projects.

  • Crowdfunding request

    Looking forward to lots more renovation and development work at the chateau, we are inviting donations in exchange for country Christmas gift baskets, pampered vacations and retreats, estate tours, herb walks, oil paintings and more. Please consider buying your Christmas presents from us, and support the château at the same time. With thanks and holiday wishes, Monique and Don

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  • A lot of work and a lot of progress. We will have to pause this project for a while now, until we either get 60tonnes of gravel for the road and terrace, (and a little digger to spread it), or wait until it dries out in June or July. 🙈

  • Chop and stack

  • More rocks! Eventually these will be a terrace and a greenhouse foundation!

  • We went to the local raceway for the first time today. It was a lot of fun. It’s a formula one track in the middle of the French countryside.

  • Lots of progress today! We carved a new road to the pool area from the west entrance; filled the giant hole we made when we looking for the pool hoses; and we are currently backfilling the new terrace. It’s so very satisfying 😁✨

  • Free stone!!!

  • Just cute. Hibernating snails?

  • During some crazy mini storms we found ourselves with an abundance of downed branches, so it was time for another little burn. Putting the burn pile on a bramble patch I got two birds with one stone.😁

  • And chard.

  • And chestnuts

  • Black walnuts

  • And sloe berries of course.

  • Late season apple harvest

  • Loving having family here with us.

  • Preparing bee hives for winter guests

  • 25m with pick axe and shovels. 🙈

  • This is our hand dug trench for the new electrical conduit that is coming from the orangery to the new pad - for the little pump house we are building.

  • Thanks to a lovely neighbor for his help: we finally got the new wall filled with concrete. 44 bags plus gravel.

  • Autumn mowing. With the rains, mists and heavy dews, we waited weeks, for grass dry enough to mow. Then finally got a window (mostly dry). I mowed for 3 hours straight, getting about half done, before I was chased in by a squall.

  • We found the fosse and pool plumbing at the orangery.

  • And more pruning

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