So now we are the proud owners of a plot of land in rural France - the hard work begins.........
From what we have been told no-one has worked on this plot for 15 years, it was originally used as a family fruit & vegetable garden and rabbits were reared in concrete hutches in the barn. Basically a very self sufficient lifestyle. We also believe that the previous owner was a blacksmith as we have found a few horsehoes and nails which we have saved for good luck. When we finally received the deeds the whole history of the land was there to read, former owners, their addresses, spouses, birth dates - basically everything except their inside leg measurement!!! this document told us that our current next door neighbour also owned the land and prior to him the commune. The small stone building housed a 'copper' which we think was used to heat the hot water for the boil wash as the communual laundry(lavoir) is adjacent to us. Basically it was an ancient way of doing the washing. The commune have recently renovated this building of which they are very proud and several visitors come to view this historic building to see how life was before electricity.