Ruby at the end of the bouledrome.
The long awaited 'en-suite' in the main bedroom, & not too intrusive. A great convenience !
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Freeze over Hooray !!!
At long last the big freeze is over. Although we only had about 5 cms of snow on the Sunday, it stayed for a good 2 weeks. The worst nights, it went down to -15 degrees C, & it only rose above zero during the daytime, a couple of days ago. Not my idea of fun. It was impossible to work outside, & on our current restoration project, so we were confine to barracks. We had to shut down most of the house & concentrate on heating just the living room & our bedroom. Madly looking for things to do inside, I suggested an en-suite in our room. So we now have a discrete loo & wash hand basin in our bedroom tucked away behind lovely old walnut doors. A great improvement, for our benefit &, for your summer guests.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
End of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011
18th-25th June 2011
The Whittingtons, Sneaths & Stradlings plus the children had a wonderful time at Les Places. What a beautiful house-such character & so well equipped-it had everything we needed. The pool was enjoyed by all & that view-wow !! We would love to come back one day-Thank you.
2nd-9th July
The Gordons from Edinburgh & the McVivens from deepest, frozen Argyllshire, Scotland. We have had a great week, defrosting & enjoying the lavender, the pool, the boules & the kitchen. Maggie.
The McViven clan from deepest, darkest Argyll have once again returned to their ancestral & spiritual home-land, the Lot, & it is clear why our forefathers of the auld alliana enjoyed such climate, cuisine & drink, Cend lulle faid....
It was great though I look like a lobster-young master Gordon.
Auberge du Porche in Serignac is very good-good value-worth a visit. Merci ! for a wonderful holiday !!
9th-16th July
The croquet lawn needs levelling & cutting ! Everything else excellant, thank you. Martin Ribathon.
The croquet lawn was perfect, Martin just needs to learn how to play. A wonderful place, we had such an amazing time. The Passion Rouge (restaurant-Mauroux) was excellent. Clare & Reys
Loved all the nooks & crannies throughout the house & all the wooden sculptures. The week has been lovely despite a couple of dodgy days ! Lovely visit to Chateau Bonaguil & Chateau Cayrou where we learnt much about 'growing wine'. Linda & Giles Rigler.
There has been many fantastic days & nights spent here at Les Places. As you can tell from the earlier comments ! But my personal favourite aspect has been the PICON BIERRE !I have left some for you ! Enjoy Rhys the Welshman. ps Sorry I drank all of the Picon......
Loved the house-especially the sculptures & art-as well as the atmospheric barn, pyramid & the glorious garden & natural meadows. A week of bliss-thank you ! Wonderful walks & canoeing on the Lot too. Have to come back.....
The Sacks Clan 05/08/2011 ps The observatory is a must !
23rd July-13th August
Thank you for letting us stay in your lovely home. We-& many of our friend-have had a wonderful time here. We have left some food in the fridge & cupboards in the hope that it will be of some use to you or the next tenants, rather than throwing it away. I hope it isn't an inconvenience. We had a couple of breakages-2 wine glasses & a glass bedside lamp from the bedroom above the kitchen-sorry !
Many thanks & best wishes, Anne & Nigel.
13-20/08/11
A wonderful QUIET location & room enough to escape the teenagers ! Enjoyed the pool & the table-tennis. Thankful for all the fans as the temperature was above 35 degrees outside ! Didn't venture out much, Puy L'Eveque v.quiet, big Leclerc at Montayral easy to find on road to Fumel. Delicious meal at 'Le Vert' at Mauroux. Wonderful for bird-spotting in the evening by the pool. Thank you for taking us at such short notice & making our stay so relaxing & enjoyable. Peter, Susan, Rebecca & Amy Vicary-Smith
The Whittingtons, Sneaths & Stradlings plus the children had a wonderful time at Les Places. What a beautiful house-such character & so well equipped-it had everything we needed. The pool was enjoyed by all & that view-wow !! We would love to come back one day-Thank you.
2nd-9th July
The Gordons from Edinburgh & the McVivens from deepest, frozen Argyllshire, Scotland. We have had a great week, defrosting & enjoying the lavender, the pool, the boules & the kitchen. Maggie.
It was great though I look like a lobster-young master Gordon.
Auberge du Porche in Serignac is very good-good value-worth a visit. Merci ! for a wonderful holiday !!
9th-16th July
The croquet lawn needs levelling & cutting ! Everything else excellant, thank you. Martin Ribathon.
The croquet lawn was perfect, Martin just needs to learn how to play. A wonderful place, we had such an amazing time. The Passion Rouge (restaurant-Mauroux) was excellent. Clare & Reys
Loved all the nooks & crannies throughout the house & all the wooden sculptures. The week has been lovely despite a couple of dodgy days ! Lovely visit to Chateau Bonaguil & Chateau Cayrou where we learnt much about 'growing wine'. Linda & Giles Rigler.
There has been many fantastic days & nights spent here at Les Places. As you can tell from the earlier comments ! But my personal favourite aspect has been the PICON BIERRE !I have left some for you ! Enjoy Rhys the Welshman. ps Sorry I drank all of the Picon......
Loved the house-especially the sculptures & art-as well as the atmospheric barn, pyramid & the glorious garden & natural meadows. A week of bliss-thank you ! Wonderful walks & canoeing on the Lot too. Have to come back.....
The Sacks Clan 05/08/2011 ps The observatory is a must !
23rd July-13th August
Thank you for letting us stay in your lovely home. We-& many of our friend-have had a wonderful time here. We have left some food in the fridge & cupboards in the hope that it will be of some use to you or the next tenants, rather than throwing it away. I hope it isn't an inconvenience. We had a couple of breakages-2 wine glasses & a glass bedside lamp from the bedroom above the kitchen-sorry !
Many thanks & best wishes, Anne & Nigel.
13-20/08/11
A wonderful QUIET location & room enough to escape the teenagers ! Enjoyed the pool & the table-tennis. Thankful for all the fans as the temperature was above 35 degrees outside ! Didn't venture out much, Puy L'Eveque v.quiet, big Leclerc at Montayral easy to find on road to Fumel. Delicious meal at 'Le Vert' at Mauroux. Wonderful for bird-spotting in the evening by the pool. Thank you for taking us at such short notice & making our stay so relaxing & enjoyable. Peter, Susan, Rebecca & Amy Vicary-Smith
2010
July 3-17, 2010
Two marvellous weeks-thank you so much ! The extended family, eleven of all ages, loved your house & grounds, & the pool & all the wildlife. Special recommendation for the many local activities, including the new Salon Gourmand (ice-cream to die for !) in Puy L'Eveque. The Friday market in Prayssac, Monflanquin & the wines from Chateau Lacapelle-Cabanac-especially their rose sec-Berri-& the red Prestige ! Hic !
We'd love to come again some day, it's been memorable. Lovely soaps-thank you.
All the best Alison & Phil Bowers, Neil & Steph Eilidh, Kyne, John, Anya, Esme, Catriane, & Tali. xx
17/07-24/07
Nous avons passe une tres bonne semaine en famille. Votre maison est spacieuse et a beaucoup de charme et nous avons adore l'environnement- praires, campagne, forets , villages_____
Cordiallement, Familles Villard/Julien.
07/08-21/08
We all have had a lovely time. The house is beautiful & has everything you could need. The kids were hardly out of the pool & have gone from timid little water babies with floats & arm bands to 'full on' water demons-jumping around & swimming lengths & basically terrorising all the adults (flipping them off inflatables & squirting water at them ). Thanks & best wishes. The Britton-Chambers, The Brintworths, The Wheelers & The Woods. xxxxx
21st-28th August
It was murder ! One of us was murdered by a knife wielding granny in Leclerc, whilst another was beaten over the head with a steering wheel in his bedroom. Shocking !! Beware next time you visit a bottle bank, night market or the boulangere for croissants. Also lock away all pepper grinders, noodles, inflatable crocodiles & keep away from the lavender fields. All of which are extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. A good game of murder mystery was had by all. See you soon & have a fab time yourselves.... The gang of 2010
Two marvellous weeks-thank you so much ! The extended family, eleven of all ages, loved your house & grounds, & the pool & all the wildlife. Special recommendation for the many local activities, including the new Salon Gourmand (ice-cream to die for !) in Puy L'Eveque. The Friday market in Prayssac, Monflanquin & the wines from Chateau Lacapelle-Cabanac-especially their rose sec-Berri-& the red Prestige ! Hic !
We'd love to come again some day, it's been memorable. Lovely soaps-thank you.
All the best Alison & Phil Bowers, Neil & Steph Eilidh, Kyne, John, Anya, Esme, Catriane, & Tali. xx
17/07-24/07
Nous avons passe une tres bonne semaine en famille. Votre maison est spacieuse et a beaucoup de charme et nous avons adore l'environnement- praires, campagne, forets , villages_____
Cordiallement, Familles Villard/Julien.
07/08-21/08
We all have had a lovely time. The house is beautiful & has everything you could need. The kids were hardly out of the pool & have gone from timid little water babies with floats & arm bands to 'full on' water demons-jumping around & swimming lengths & basically terrorising all the adults (flipping them off inflatables & squirting water at them ). Thanks & best wishes. The Britton-Chambers, The Brintworths, The Wheelers & The Woods. xxxxx
21st-28th August
2009
July 2009
What an idyllic setting, the peace just hits you & with the land, it's just perfect ! The kids have had a fantastic time swimming in the pool & playing hide & seek in the fields. The house has so much character & we love the little quirks like the sink in the downstairs wash room. Only the presence of the wasps next to the pool were a slight annoyance. We have visited the English vineyard Domaine du Garinet & even returned to purchase more bottles ! Managed to fit in kayaking at Roque Gagac which was amazing fun, a boat trip around Cahors, Walibi Park & lunch at Puy L'Eveque. A must visit place is Gouffre du Padirac (1hr 30 mins drive) & Rocamador. Thank you Steve & Tessa for letting us live in your wonderful home.
Sarah Brouard (part of 14 Brouards ages 5-74)
GREAT CELEBRATION-25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY-SARA & STEVE.
1st-15th August.
Fazackerleys-Sara, Steve, Kathryn. Rebecca Pinks-Jackie & Stuart, Juliet, Will. Saxbys-Nick, Caro, Rebecca. Hurleys-Mike & Wendy, Rachel. Mosses-Carol, Bob, Lawrence, Emma, Adam, Sophie. Absons-John, Nicky, Matthew, Elizabeth.
7th August
We have had a lovely time, the weather has been perfect & we hardly left the house, as we enjoyed lounging around at home. We have had visits from the toads & a large beetle causing certain people to run inside ! We were disappointed by the roap swing that earlier guests wrote that they enjoyed. It would have been fun for the kids ! * The badminton, table-tennis & swimming pool were used often & kept us entertained though ! The house itself was very spacious & comfortable & was very remote. We enjoyed wine tasting at a local house & brought back many bottles ! (Wine) Overall we have had a wonderful holiday in a lovely house & we regret leaving after a nice time ! The Saxbys xxxx
* Ha Ha ! We knew it had been removed !!!
9th August(our stay from 3pm 6/8/09 to 5.30 9/8/09)
Very sad to be leaving the house & the fab family & friends 'get together'. Our 4 day stay has been far too short & as we fly back to UK the other part of the family arrive. It's been so much fun-all mucking in with food, cooking & game playing. The sun didn't come out too often & the storm was incredible-lots of lightening & thunder. Only down side was the lack of sun the following day. The annexe (La Grange) was very cosy & cool, Bob & family will enjoy. We'll be thinking of you as we fly back. Enjoy the rest of your stay everyone. Fab house, fab pool, fab holiday. Skooie & Jah-Jah.
9th August-14th August
The Moss Family !
Bob(Bozza), Carol(Cazza), Lawrence(Lozza), Emma(Ezza), Adam(Azza), Sophie(Sozza)
The family holiday in this large lovely house was great. Weather was really great, blue sky every day. Enjoyed using the pool & ping-pong (or wiff-waff) table. No complaints from my behalf. The pool at night-very nice ! Lovely sky with stars. Only left the house once as it was perfect just chillin at the house.
Lots of 'creme du solait? (sun cream ) needed as got quite burnt.
Lovely stay & don't want to leave.
The Mosses Family (Mozzas!)
Fazackerley Family. Where do we start ? What a fantastic quiet place to relax & enjoy a superb holiday. We have loved the pool, the Boules & the table tennis. Each evening we eagerly awaited the arrival of the two toads on the patio & the gentle 'whoo' of the owl. (A Scops Owl apparently). Visited both the vineyards recommended by Steve & Tessa (Domaine du Garinet-visited before anyway) & at Bru (Nosiere) very friendly. We enjoyed night swims to the noise of crickets & Boules in the sunset. We & our friends & family had a superb celebration here over the fortnight & will hopefully come again. Thank you to Steve & Tessa for lending us your special place.
Sara, Stephen, Rebecca, Juliet, Kathryn & Will
15th-29th August
Thanks for a fabulous place to enjoy our holiday. We all loved it, mainly the feel of the place-very peaceful...even with children in it! Loved the wildlife (toads, frog, snake, owls, buzzards) & the pool , so much, we didn't get to do much else. All went far too quickly, but we leave refreshed. Thanks & good luck with everything. Chris, Liz, Martha, Noah, Ashid, Jordon, Jess, Angel.
ps Can we heartily recommend the hazelnuts from the tree by the pool. We made hazelnut shortbread with them from a recipe in one of the kitchen cook books.....fab !
I really enjoyed this holiday, it was brilliant. I will miss the toad. Sometimes I sit with my mum & look at the stars. Your garden was a wonderful place to play in. I want to come here when I'm older. I really enjoyed our stay. Good luck, Martha xxx
What an idyllic setting, the peace just hits you & with the land, it's just perfect ! The kids have had a fantastic time swimming in the pool & playing hide & seek in the fields. The house has so much character & we love the little quirks like the sink in the downstairs wash room. Only the presence of the wasps next to the pool were a slight annoyance. We have visited the English vineyard Domaine du Garinet & even returned to purchase more bottles ! Managed to fit in kayaking at Roque Gagac which was amazing fun, a boat trip around Cahors, Walibi Park & lunch at Puy L'Eveque. A must visit place is Gouffre du Padirac (1hr 30 mins drive) & Rocamador. Thank you Steve & Tessa for letting us live in your wonderful home.
Sarah Brouard (part of 14 Brouards ages 5-74)
GREAT CELEBRATION-25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY-SARA & STEVE.
1st-15th August.
Fazackerleys-Sara, Steve, Kathryn. Rebecca Pinks-Jackie & Stuart, Juliet, Will. Saxbys-Nick, Caro, Rebecca. Hurleys-Mike & Wendy, Rachel. Mosses-Carol, Bob, Lawrence, Emma, Adam, Sophie. Absons-John, Nicky, Matthew, Elizabeth.
7th August
We have had a lovely time, the weather has been perfect & we hardly left the house, as we enjoyed lounging around at home. We have had visits from the toads & a large beetle causing certain people to run inside ! We were disappointed by the roap swing that earlier guests wrote that they enjoyed. It would have been fun for the kids ! * The badminton, table-tennis & swimming pool were used often & kept us entertained though ! The house itself was very spacious & comfortable & was very remote. We enjoyed wine tasting at a local house & brought back many bottles ! (Wine) Overall we have had a wonderful holiday in a lovely house & we regret leaving after a nice time ! The Saxbys xxxx
9th August(our stay from 3pm 6/8/09 to 5.30 9/8/09)
9th August-14th August
The Moss Family !
Bob(Bozza), Carol(Cazza), Lawrence(Lozza), Emma(Ezza), Adam(Azza), Sophie(Sozza)
The family holiday in this large lovely house was great. Weather was really great, blue sky every day. Enjoyed using the pool & ping-pong (or wiff-waff) table. No complaints from my behalf. The pool at night-very nice ! Lovely sky with stars. Only left the house once as it was perfect just chillin at the house.
Lots of 'creme du solait? (sun cream ) needed as got quite burnt.
Lovely stay & don't want to leave.
Fazackerley Family. Where do we start ? What a fantastic quiet place to relax & enjoy a superb holiday. We have loved the pool, the Boules & the table tennis. Each evening we eagerly awaited the arrival of the two toads on the patio & the gentle 'whoo' of the owl. (A Scops Owl apparently). Visited both the vineyards recommended by Steve & Tessa (Domaine du Garinet-visited before anyway) & at Bru (Nosiere) very friendly. We enjoyed night swims to the noise of crickets & Boules in the sunset. We & our friends & family had a superb celebration here over the fortnight & will hopefully come again. Thank you to Steve & Tessa for lending us your special place.
Sara, Stephen, Rebecca, Juliet, Kathryn & Will
15th-29th August
Thanks for a fabulous place to enjoy our holiday. We all loved it, mainly the feel of the place-very peaceful...even with children in it! Loved the wildlife (toads, frog, snake, owls, buzzards) & the pool , so much, we didn't get to do much else. All went far too quickly, but we leave refreshed. Thanks & good luck with everything. Chris, Liz, Martha, Noah, Ashid, Jordon, Jess, Angel.
ps Can we heartily recommend the hazelnuts from the tree by the pool. We made hazelnut shortbread with them from a recipe in one of the kitchen cook books.....fab !
I really enjoyed this holiday, it was brilliant. I will miss the toad. Sometimes I sit with my mum & look at the stars. Your garden was a wonderful place to play in. I want to come here when I'm older. I really enjoyed our stay. Good luck, Martha xxx
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