tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48759285542084342612024-03-06T00:33:46.126-08:00Renovation of a Derelict House in Brittany, FranceJenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-5334014727714000792020-09-16T06:59:00.001-07:002020-09-16T07:01:34.627-07:00House with barn and land for sale, Huelgoat, Brittany France<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjHXLHogumhyphenhyphenGceINxNv_-rf3FVBTfQwhRgJIjkWKuYYX6JrMH468m6frzkTI2SFM7NRDRRBQJliX4D_couJN8HkAmr9zdy3aypkTwXyBvcJmDYlJti8mH6GRtWph5bNTqRRxR0JPWKQ/s1728/house-sale-huelgoat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjHXLHogumhyphenhyphenGceINxNv_-rf3FVBTfQwhRgJIjkWKuYYX6JrMH468m6frzkTI2SFM7NRDRRBQJliX4D_couJN8HkAmr9zdy3aypkTwXyBvcJmDYlJti8mH6GRtWph5bNTqRRxR0JPWKQ/s320/house-sale-huelgoat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Wow, it has been a long time since I have been on this blog.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">How are you all? Hope you are keeping well.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Though we are no longer in France, we do keep in touch with some of the many friends we met.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">And through this contact, we are aware of a fantastic house for sale, just a walk from the village.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">So we thought we would share it with you.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Idyllic Location - Huelgoat, Brittany 29690! For sale 4 bed house set in 8000sqm of land, including large barn, on its own no direct neighbours but not isolated.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Near to Huelgoat, a 20 minute walk and you are by the lake, in the heart of the forest and the pretty village of Huelgoat with all its amenities!</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Large lounge with balcony and wood burner, open plan to kitchen - fitted with new electric oven, bathroom and another large room - currently a bedroom and day room with a balcony. Front door in the inner hall opens onto a veranda, and then into the garden. Upstairs there are 3 further bedrooms, 2 large ones and a shower room. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">From the ground floor there are stairs down to the basement (also on ground level) where you will find a garage area, boiler, workshop, garden room and laundry room. Oil central heating too!</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Surrounded by pretty gardens, a small wood, large barn with animal pens and chicken house, land fully fenced. Lovely local walks, friendly hamlet close to the house.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">150,000E</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007276788474" target="_blank">If you are interested the owner can be contacted via private message on facebook (click here) Suzy's Facebook page</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Or leave a comment below</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0YF9mUWXg0GJEH1CUV7kOVMcZjx1Ll-SSRxCE6D6v16N-dLa7jv5oSLDJ4WOUEATvmBsoateq9fhQt4bT6qxTg39hV7JDLoU05RHgqCMf-PQafJVPwn4yRsvnU8OIegUuN1DuYc7iRI/s501/119507258_319743869325293_1137930795804280160_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Wow it feels strange to be coming back to Jenny and John in France, we have been Jenny and John in Portugal for some time now.<br />
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<li>I have finally settled in to life in Portugal, my homesickness for France is getting less by the day. I miss our french life tremendously but I am loving the new challenges that we are facing in Portugal, but the weather is everything we had hoped it would be, we can sit on the terrace and drink fresh squeezed orange juice for breakfast and this year we can make full use of the pool</li>
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<li>I have set up a new business here in Portugal advertising holiday accommodation, which is going very well and if you are thinking of taking a holiday then please have a look at this site and save yourself a fortune on commission charges by booking direct with the owners. <a href="https://www.portugalholidays4u.com/">PORTUGALHOLIDAYS4U.COM</a></li>
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I celebrate my 50th birthday next year, this journey began shortly after my 40th and all i can say is, it has been one of the best decades of my life and heres to the next one.</div>
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We wish you all well and hope to see you in Portugal at some point</div>
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Please tell your friends and family if they are thinking of taking a holiday in Portugal to take a look here first, for a selection of properties advertised directly by the owner, with no hidden commission fees</div>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-91888948912189087362018-04-13T11:02:00.000-07:002018-04-13T11:02:09.900-07:00Renovation project - We have found a houseRenovation project - We have found a house<br />
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We have found a house and had the offer accepted<br />
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-45075233698569183582018-04-08T11:02:00.001-07:002018-04-08T11:02:08.782-07:00Renovation project - Goodbye Jenny and John in France<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18.6667px;">Renovation project - Goodbye Jenny and John in France</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-61338680089708279152018-04-07T02:05:00.001-07:002018-04-07T02:05:45.993-07:00Renovation Project - Our Journey is over<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">This is it, we are on the way to Portugal. There is only approx 25 kilometres to go. This is getting really exciting now. I know we have talked about it for some time but this is actually it.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We see the border approach and this time know exactly how to use the toll road (for anybody entering Portugal via Spain in the car, read this post as it can be quite confusing, and if you don´t get your toll ticket here, life is very difficult. click here for <a href="https://jennyandjohninbrittany.blogspot.pt/2016/11/renovation-project-toll-roads-in.html"><span style="color: blue;">toll roads in Portugal</span></a>)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">OK we have now passed the border sign, there was nothing other than the sign, I don´t know what I was expecting, maybe a little fanfare or a little welcome sign, but absolutely nothing, it was a little bit anti climatic to be honest, but hey, we are here, in Portugal. We just need to find our new apartment.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We have rented some where for 2 months in Sao Martinho do Porto on the Silver Coast to give us plenty of time to buy our own place, we have a list and are ready to go. So hopefully the next 2 months will be relaxing by the sea.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">This really is every thing we have dreamed of, the sun is shining, the sea looks amazing and we have a great selection of bars and restaurants on our door step. So I´ll see you all in the morning, we are going for dinner and a glass of wine in our beautiful new home. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">This is it, it is our final goodbye to France and our breakfast was a traditional French affair. We have never done the sit around a communal table before and it was not something I had really wanted to do, but it was a very pleasant surprise, everybody was French and and the owners only had a couple of words of English.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">This really put me to the test but I sat and conversed with the other guests and the owners. Sods law, I´m not panicking about my spoken French now we are leaving.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">The owners give us a couple of slices of cake that the area is famous for, it is home made and delicious.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">if you are in the area the B&B is called chez helene and here is the link <a href="http://www.pour-les-vacances.com/site/bed-breakfast.php?id=6439">Chez Helene</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">We set off and some how this bit of the journey is the hardest, we really are leaving France!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">But before we leave we get one final ´Only in France Moment ´we stop to get some diesel and go for a coffee and in the burger king store they have a special offer, a mystery burger for only 2 Euro. We have no idea what they are or why, but assume it is a good way to get rid of burgers near their time limit.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">I am going to miss France so much</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">We are booked in to <a href="http://www.hotellostoreros.com/">Hotel Los Toreros in Tordesillas</a> (Vallodolid) this is a great value hotel as the night with breakfast and dinner is only 75 Euro.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">The drive is as stunning as ever. Driving over the Pyrenees is always one of my favourites.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">We stop at a service station for a quick drink and then we really know we are in Spain. a coffee, a tea and a large slice of tortilla and the cost is less than 4 Euro!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We had a fab night in La Rochelle and I definitely want to go again some time, maybe even for a holiday, but the journey continues.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Our next stop is a quick lunch break in Bordeaux, no matter where we travel to, we always make sure that we can visit our favourite restaurant in Bordeaux, Santosha which is Thai street food with a South-East Asian twist. I am not paid for this review, but it is amazing, here is a <a href="http://santosha-streetfood.com/en/location/santosha-bordeaux-3492">link to Santosha</a> , we just hope one day we will visit without rain!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Tonight we are staying in Bayonne, in a nice chambre d´hote. It is a great location as we can visit Biarritz and St Jean Du Luz. We arrive early evening and after a short rest we set out to explore and rediscover some of our past haunts and memories.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-14558786790322575262018-03-17T10:44:00.002-07:002018-03-17T11:22:13.714-07:00Renovation Project - La Rochelle<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">Our first stop is La Rochelle. This is somewhere I have wanted to visit for years, but some how we just never made it.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">If we were driving to Spain we always went a little further and stayed in Bordeaux, but because we set off after the signing we don´t really have enough time to go that far, so La Rochelle it is.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">Hello everybody, I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New year.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">As you know we left Huelgoat in Brittany, France last year and have been very quiet ever since.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">As you can imagine a lot has happened since I last blogged and I had spent quite some time deliberating whether or not to continue. I had almost decided not too but then I had to write something and realised just how much I had missed writing for pleasure, for relaxation and when I was really lucky for money!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">So here we are back and raring to go. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">I will also be starting a new blog as we are no longer Jenny and John in France, we will now be Jenny and John in Portugal.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">I hope you all enjoy the new blog but first some amazing photos from our Journey to Portugal.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">It was quite a long time ago now so it will just be photo blogs but of some of the most beautiful places to visit. Although to be honest the weather was not good on any part of the journey and the temperature as we left Brittany was 18 degrees, we didn´t see that again until we hit Portugal!!!!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;">Thanks for reading and its so good to be back x</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-33053995782448122892018-01-02T08:33:00.000-08:002018-01-02T08:33:14.117-08:00Renovation Project - Goodbye Huelgoat. We are leaving France<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 7.1pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">We wake and feel a little strange, this is it, we are leaving Huelgoat
and this time it’s likely to be for good. There is so much going on in my head.
I love this village and the area and the friends that we have made here, but
now we have to make the decision of where we will be going to live and gain
citizenship and at the moment Portugal is the place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">However that has not been all plain sailing, we had a selection of
houses that we wanted to view, but they were all in the forest, which was so
beautiful, but it was the forest where there have been lots of fires and we had
to sit down and seriously think about whether we wanted to live in a place with
this risk, we know that the risk is there in any country that is hot and has
forests but we will be putting everything we have in to this project so very
recently we have made the decision to look by the coast. There are properties
available but the price is much higher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">We had got our list down to 3 main contenders, but one sold a couple of
days ago, so now we have a much smaller selection and only 2 months in the
rented house that we have. So our time in Portugal could be quite exciting, 2
months to search, buy and move! But first things first, we actually have to
sell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">We meet our buyers at the house and go through the property explaining
how everything works and where everything is. The couple who have bought the
house are so nice, we are happy to be passing it over to them. We take a final
photo of us with the house and then we all go to the notaires.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">This is such a different experience to the one we have just had in the
UK, there is no daily contact, no unreturned calls or e-mails and now on the
day of signing we all sit with the Notaire and he reads through the contract.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">The buyers notice a mistake in the spelling of the name, so the contract
is immediately changed and updated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">The contract is on a large screen and once he has read it and ensured
that the buyers understand, we all sign electronically and then the big moment,
we hand the keys over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">This is such a civilised way of buying and selling a house, and so much
less stress than the UK way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">But for now it will be one of the final formal things we do in France.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">We all shake hands, hug and kiss each other, these people are not just
the buyers of our house these people are going to become lifelong friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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then we head back to our friends for the car and sit and have our very last
meal here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This has been such a hectic week; we have so much to do and so little
time to do it in. Have you ever noticed that when you know what needs doing
there seems to be so much time but actually trying to get it done is a totally
different matter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cleaning the house is no problem, but then you don’t want to use the
room you cleaned, but have to, so it needs cleaning again so it becomes a never
ending cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The last tip run is completed and we say our goodbyes, this was far more
emotional than should be expected, what had my life become? But seriously we
had actually got to know the guy there quite well, it was like my second home
for quite some time, again, seriously, what had my life become?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Then we need to get everything booked for our trip to Portugal, this may
be the last time that we make this drive, simply because flights are so
inexpensive. So trying to ensure that we visit the right places on the way down
are important. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We complete the final signing of our sale at 11 am tomorrow morning (the
blog is a little bit behind as you may have guessed, we are not signing on New Year’s
Day) and will be driving to Portugal as soon as we leave the notaires office.
So we can’t go as far as Bordeaux which is normally our first stop, so we are
going to stay in La Rochelle. I have wanted to visit this town so much and
somehow we have never managed it. But the trip is planned with 4 stops; we
really are going to enjoy this trip with time for lunch in Bordeaux one day and
San Sebastian the next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The car is taken to the garage to have its wheels balanced as John
noticed a slight wobble, this takes almost a full day as we go in the morning
to be told to come back at 2, then at 2 we are told to come back at 3, then at
3 we are told to come back at 4. This is not a problem as they are the main
garage in this area for recovery of cars, so we know they can be very busy and
called out on emergencies. But they are good and trustworthy so the payoff is
worth it, plus now we just give a Gaelic shrug and say, oh well its France (I
think I may miss this attitude to life the most when we leave).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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furniture is being left and once again we pack the new trusty Volvo with all
our worldly belongings, and we must be getting better as we do not even have a
roof box for this journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I will miss the most and then the night is spent at our friends house, no its
definitely my friends I will miss the most and then it really is goodbye
Huelgoat in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Oh God what are we doing I love this place; I am going to miss it all so
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-3912883616852180682017-12-26T06:16:00.003-08:002017-12-26T06:16:50.391-08:00Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas<div>
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So apologies but from both of us we wish you a very Merry Christmas</div>
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Enjoy and have fun</div>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-90410978485543943172017-12-18T10:31:00.001-08:002017-12-18T10:31:17.588-08:00Renovation project - Goodbye Rex<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">We have had such a hectic time trying to say all of our goodbyes, but
there is one that has a special place. Before we moved to France we had a large
old dog called Rex, he was supposed to retire to France with us, but
unfortunately he didn’t make it, he was too old and life couldn’t keep up. It was
only a short time before we left for France that he died,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But it was too short an amount of time for me to be ready to say good
bye in the UK and leave him in a strange place alone (yes I now he was a dog,
but he had been my loyal companion for over 12 years) so we made the decision
to take his ashes to France and bury him there, this never happened on our
first time in France, certainly couldn’t leave him in Spain and our new French house
has no garden, this is where my wonderful friend stepped in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We met when she was first moving to France, when I was an estate agent
and became firm friends, well this person is a dog lover and has rescued many
dogs since coming to France, many of whom were very old or inform and there is a
small section of her garden, under the shade of a tree where her dogs ashes are
sprinkled and she kindly offered to let Rex rest there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Although we will not be coming back to this bit of France anytime soon,
it will always hold a piece of my heart, with so many happy memories and so
many good friends and I know he will be kept company by the new dogs that
arrive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We lay his ashes and sit in the garden enjoying our last glass of wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Apologies for the delay but we have just been so busy and to be honest we really needed a bit of a break, but the final installments of our life in France are coming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ok the French sale is now going ahead at full steam. We will be
exchanging next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I am on face book and having a chat with one of my very good friends and
as I am about to say I’ll pop round next week, it suddenly hits me like a steam
roller, and I am floored. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I look at John and say do you mind if I pop up to Suzy’s and he says no
problem is everything OK and at this moment I explain there will be no next
week to pop up, this is it we are actually leaving next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So I call up and sit on the terrace thinking this is probably the last afternoon
we will be doing this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When I return home it is time to try to arrange all of our goodbyes, we
should probably have done this earlier, but you can’t guarantee anything until
the paperwork is signed, but now it is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We have such a bitter sweet week, eating out and visiting people saying
our final goodbyes. There is so much I am going to miss about this little
village, we have made such good friends and have so many happy memories. But it
is time to plan the next stage and hopefully that will be just as good, at
least the sun will shine on the next stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So for now it’s cleaning and clearing and getting up to date on the
blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">And luckily getting Johns teeth fixed, we finally managed to get an
appointment at the dentist (after all it is September now) we have a last lot
of anti biotics and hopefully John will finally be back to his normal self.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-404641809165886452017-10-04T02:36:00.000-07:002017-10-04T02:36:55.655-07:00Renovation project - Selling a house in FranceRenovation project - Selling a house in France<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As you are aware we have been selling the French house at the same time
as the UK house, the only difference is the estate agent. Unlike the UK you can
have as many estate agents as you like, but quantity does not necessarily mean
quality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We are also selling the house privately and if you have ever considered
doing this, I will do a post explaining how, but for now here is a brief idea of
the sorts of enquiries you will get as the enquiries have been coming think and
fast, my French is getting back to where it was when I used to be an immobillier
(estate agent) and my brain is remembering why I said I would never do it
again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lovely e-mail from a Parisian, I responded with an e-mail that took me an
evening to write, I received a thank you and I’ll be in touch (no they
weren’t!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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e-mail wanting to know how much the taxes were, we think good value, they
obviously didn’t as not heard from them again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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asking how close the shops were to the property and public transport, big reply
sent stating all approx 200 metres but heard nothing back I have no idea how
close they wanted the shops to be<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The icing
on the cake e-mail, would we be willing to let them stay in the property for 3
weeks so that they could decide if they want to buy it! Err that will be a no, pay for your own holiday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Our first
enquiry wanting to view, date booked, went very well and 20 minutes after they left
came back and said they loved it, please don’t sell it before they come back
with their son next week (eek have we just sold?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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view at the same time as our returning viewers (no and I give a number of alternative
times and dates) never too be heard from again<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The local
agent has got a couple that want to view (woo hoo, I won’t have to do anything
with this one)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Our first
viewers come back, but it is not the right property for the son, who is
actually buying, the couple look like they are about to cry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">An
enquiry from one of the other sites, can they have more details (now I know
this is a standard option on the site to click a button, but come on, what
details?) I reply asking what details would they like and the day after get an
offer of the asking price! Something smells fishy, I telephone the number I
have and speak to a man, hello, how are you? Good to speak to you, are you in a
position to buy our house? Actually no, I haven’t arranged a trip yet, ahh ok
no problem; let me know when you have!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Another
enquiry asking for more details about the location, so again my French brain is
exhausted after replying. They want to visit, another viewing, then I get
another e-mail, a bit I do not understand so use Google translate, which tells
me they are very annoyed that we do not have a downstairs bathroom, so will not
be visiting. I am assuming that Google got it a little bit wrong and they weren’t
actually annoyed with us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Then we have
an enquiry from an English couple who want to view, she loves it, but he’s not
sure, they will let us know. I don’t want to be a fly on the wall in that house
tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">12.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Another English
couple, again they really like it but again, one more than the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">13.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Lots of
e-mails from an English person, who eventually decides they want a big garden. It
states so clearly there is only a patio garden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">14.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Another English
family who want to visit, it is the opposite of what they originally wanted,
but the lure of being able to walk to the shops and restaurants and lake and
forest has changed their mind. They view and love it. We are waiting for them
to arrange a second viewing as they need to speak to the Mairie. Now this
sounds very promising.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This is the downside to selling yourself you have to do all the work and
answer all of the e-mails, swapping between French and English. But it does
make for fun reading when you put them all together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-16231960099121914772017-09-30T09:43:00.002-07:002017-09-30T09:43:49.468-07:00Renovation project - 21st century fax<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Renovation project - 21st century fax</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We have a date set for the completion and
that date is now here, the completion and transfer will be completed at about
12 noon. I have spoken to the transfer company and they have said to contact
the solicitor to arrange to have the money paid directly to them. I e-mail the UK
solicitor and surprisingly get no reply. On the morning of the completion I
telephone them and I think we are both surprised to actually speak to each
other.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">He asks his manager if the money can be
split with the transfer company and the answer is no. This would’ve been better
yesterday as today is Friday and the exchange rate is dropping daily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I contact the bank in the UK and ask if the
money can be transferred to the exchange company, As this is not a transaction
I have done before I will need to pop into the bank, it is at this point I
explain that I am in France. Why did I not think of this when I was actually in
the UK?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">The bank is very helpful and says as long
as I can fax a letter to them with my signature they will accept it. OK, where
do you find a fax machine in the 21<sup>st</sup> century? Why can I not just
scan it, surely that is the same thing, but no a fax is required.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">It is funny we had always thought that
France was so behind with technology and bureaucracy, but after selling a house
in the UK and here in France, the UK seems very antiquated now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I first go to my French bank; after all it
is a bank transaction. They try to help and I think something got a little lost
in translation as whether the fax machine was on holiday or the person that
uses it? The teller then goes to a manager’s office to se if there is any other
way to help, there isn’t so we stand and discuss where else he thinks we can
go, we have the Mairie (town hall) or the Notiares office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">The Notaire is closest so we try that one,
and luckily they do still have a fax machine, there are no questions asked as
to why we want the document faxing, no questions as to what this has to do with
their office just a smile and a reply of no problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">The letter is faxed, it will now need at least 2 hours to reach the correct
department the exchange rate is booked at today’s rate, now we just need it all
to go from solicitor, to bank to exchange company. What could possibly go wrong
with such high level technology as a fax machine!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">This is the bit I am going to miss most
about France, how helpful and friendly everybody is, our fax had nothing to do
with our French bank, the Notaire of the Mairie, but each was willing to help
and when they couldn’t to take the time to think of somebody who could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Are we doing the right thing leaving Huelgoat,
can Portugal ever live up to our experience here?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But back to the wait for the money
confirmations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">At almost 5 pm the bank confirm the money
is with the exchange company. I could almost cry with relief and then a
different emotion hits, it has gone, the UK house that we had always planned to
be our pension is gone, we have to make Portugal work as there really is no
back up now whatsoever, but the sad bit is my last family home is no longer
mine, but there is a wonderful family moving into it with children. It will be
a family home again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Tonight it is a celebration, and that can
only mean one thing, a night at Le Crepuscule (OMG how we are going to miss that
place!!!!!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-24099821662868201922017-09-25T10:20:00.006-07:002017-09-25T10:20:54.178-07:00Renovation project - Brest university hospital<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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Renovation project - Brest university hospital<br /><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We had telephoned yesterday to try too book
an appointment but had been told to just come and go to batiment 5 (building 5)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We arrive in Brest and our new sat nav
takes us straight to the hospital, we find a parking space. The main road
outside the hospital has parking spaces all along with no charge. We love
Brittany so much!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">So we head over to where I think it is with
john convinced we should go in the opposite direction, there are so many
entrances. We see somebody and ask for directions to the dentist and he replies
in English, I think at some point I will stop sounding like a sat nav, even
with all my words correct people know immediately I am not French. But hey he
was helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We find the dentist building and try to
check in, the receptionist explains that we need to go to building 5, OK no
problem, we head out and the building numbers are enormous so there is no
missing number 5, the only problem is that number 5 is paediatrics and gyneacology,
so we assume there must be another section number 5, we walk around and no we cannot find
it, we head back to the dentist section and see a member of staff leaving the
building, we stop her and show her the piece of paper the receptionist gave us
and she says, “ah yes, batiment 5 you need to register”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We head back over to building 5 and enter
there is a great big sign stating what is in there and there is nothing to do
with teeth!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But then we see the accueil sign and a
number of desks, we go over to one to ask what we need to do and this is it, this
is where we book in, this is where everybody books in for which ever department
or building you require.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Why they don’t have this info on the front
door, we have no idea, but at least we got to visit most of the hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We have our documents and ID checked and
are given some papers and told to go back to building 6 (the dentist).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">The emergency dentist in Brest is open from
9, 30 to 11.30 and 1pm to 4.30 so we are now definitely not the first in the
queue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But it does not take long to be seen, the
staff were excellent, and the male dentist could speak English, though
unfortunately he wanted me to stay in case of any problems. I don’t think I
gave John much comfort as I sat there shaking and feeling ill. I am not good with
the dentist!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But he was x-rayed and there was a large
infection, the dentist drained and cleaned it and then prescribed some even
stronger anti biotics and a mouth wash and told us to make an appointment to
see a dentist, at this point we all laughed a little bit, he said if there were
any problems to come straight back until the dentists returned from their
summer holidays.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We leave and once again think how fantastic
the health care is in France and how lucky we are to live here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li>If visiting Brest university hospital
without an appointment, go to building 5 to register</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ignore the big signs for paediatrics and
gynaecology</li>
</ul>
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<li>Ensure you have full ID with you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Take your passport or ID card as well as
your health card</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>If you are going to an open appointment
(1.30 – 4) go a little earlier to register so you are not too far down the
queue.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>I am not sure what you need to do if you
have an actual appointment so good luck from us</li>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-13711730714633942252017-09-23T11:14:00.000-07:002017-09-23T11:14:35.830-07:00Renovation project - It's august, France is closed for the holidays<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">John is still no better, his abscess is
getting more uncomfortable and the anti biotics he had have made no difference.
We need to see a dentist. I telephone to make an appointment but the dentist is
closed for summer holidays, no problem there is a new dentist in our village, I
pop down to find that closed also. We ring a friend and ask if they can give us
the number to their dentist, we ring and they are closed until September.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We sit there and wonder what to do, he
really needs to see somebody we consider going to the doctor but the last time
they gave anti biotics that did not work, we are left with no choice but to
visit the urgencies in Morlaix (this is the emergency department)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We arrive and book in and I spend ages
trying to describe the word bridge in French I had forgotten to Google this
before we left, eventually I just say bridge and I receive the reply “ah bridge” they knew exactly what I meant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We go through to the doctor and explain
again, he looks at John’s mouth and agrees he needs to see the dentist but
unfortunately the emergency dentist at Morlaix hospital is also on holiday for august, so
he gives us the details for Brest hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Brest is our local big city. The hospital
there is a university hospital so we know there will be a dentist available.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But we cannot go until tomorrow, so we
leave with another prescription for stronger antibiotics and pain killers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Our biggest top tip on this is do not get a
tooth ache in France in August!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">This is actually one of the things we love
about rural France, people work to live not live to work, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">It is August; we are going to go on
holiday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But it is not just the dentist that is on
holiday in August it is virtually everything, if you come to live here do not
expect much of anything during August other than to enjoy your life, the sun is
shining and it is almost impossible to get any work done or complete anything
but hey, there is wine and sun shine and the living is easy, after all that is
why most of us are here and it really isn’t a problem normally, just when you
happen to get a surprise toothache<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-57571275454883845102017-09-22T02:39:00.000-07:002017-09-22T02:39:03.879-07:00Renovation project - Exchange date in the UK<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy of http://www.gloriajamesrentals.com/celebeation-grams/</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The exchange is now due for Wednesday, but
once we were assured that the solicitors had everything they needed and nothing
more was sent to the UK house, we arranged to go home, we will be leaving on
Wednesday, but before we go we stop off at the house with a nice bottle of
champagne for the new owners and a list of everything they will need to know.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We also drop of some cider and rose wine
for the neighbours so they could try the Breton version.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">On the Wednesday we drive home and stop at a
service station every so often to see if the e-mail has come through saying the
exchange has taken place, the day gets more and more stressful as we start to
believe that it will not happen again and tomorrow we will not be able to
e-mail our consent as we will not have any internet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We decided to travel home via the Dover –
Calais route as the Plymouth – Roscoff was just so expensive. So it is 2 days
of driving but we do get to spend the evening in Boulogne sur Mer, we have
stayed here before and the restaurants are really lovely (we didn’t really
sight see this time but if you want to have a look around here is the link to
our last visit).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;"><a href="https://jennyandjohninbrittany.blogspot.pt/2015/07/boulogne-sur-mer-nothern-france.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Boulogne sur Mer</b></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">As we are sat at Dover port the phone
rings, it is the estate agent, they are ringing to let us know that the
exchange has finally gone through. The feeling of relief is enormous. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">This is it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Johns birthday uncommon goods<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The surveys are completed and there are no
problems, I speak to the UK agent who says that there was a little thing but
nothing to worry about, the buyers will get the survey in the next couple of
days, the French ones show a couple of anomalies but nothing bad and the water survey
is perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">OK its hopefully full steam ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I contact the UK solicitor and don’t get a
reply, that seems normal practice for the UK, I then get an e-mail saying it
has been passed to contracts; yippee it’s on the final stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We make arrangements to go back to the UK
for the final signing and also because we have just had a new baby grandson. This
is such a happy trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I am still waiting to hear if we can still
exchange on Friday? (It is now Wednesday and we leave tomorrow early morning)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We don’t have much response from the
solicitor. We contact the estate agent to see what the holdup is, they contact
the solicitor and we are told we are just waiting for some replies to the
enquiries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">Then I get an e-mail, with a list of questions!
These are the questions we are waiting for answers for, we had never even been
asked the questions. We also find out that the final contract had been sent to
the UK for signing and they are waiting for that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Wow the stress levels are now through the
roof. I manage to get everything sent back to them before we leave with an
e-mail that leaves the solicitor in no doubt of how I am feeling; this is much
easier to do in English!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Apparently the exchange is still planned for
Friday and yes you guessed it as much as me, it didn’t happen, we are now
aiming for Monday, oops that didn’t happen either, now its Wednesday so fingers
crossed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">We have also been informed that we must
contact the solicitor every day to confirm that we want to sell; it is very
difficult to do this without a great deal of sarcasm. If only everything was a simple
as a French sale with no English solicitors to mess it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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agents have been great, they have answered every phone call, chased up everything
we have asked them to and been pro active chasing up the solicitor (who still
hasn’t returned my call)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on a positive note we have had a great time with the family and visiting the
new baby on a slightly more negative note; John has got an abscess and
infection in his mouth again, so we have a trip to the doctors for some anti
biotics</span>Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-49627287069656033922017-09-12T12:12:00.000-07:002017-10-03T07:52:51.769-07:00Planete Chocolat<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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today is a fantastic day, I treated myself to a box of chocolates, not just any
chocolates but luxury Belgian chocolates that will be delivered to my door!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I am a big chocolate lover and at times the
only thing to reduce the stress I am feeling is chocolate, but it is not something
I eat a lot of here in France though as it is both very expensive or not that
readily available in our little village.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;">But there is a site that has amazing
Belgian chocolate that can be </span><a href="https://www.planetechocolat.com/en/content/17-chocolate-delivery-france"><span style="color: blue;">delivered to your door here in France</span><span style="color: #222222;">,</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> called</span> Planete Chocolat</span><span style="color: #222222;"> and if you click the link you will see that at the moment you can get free delivery within 24 hours<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">The delivery is tracked with emails
arriving to let you know that they are being delivered and at what time to
expect them, unfortunately ours was one of the last deliveries so I had to wait
all day, but believe me the wait was worth it and the packaging that it came in made sure that there was no damage to the box.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The presentation was so nice. The box was
something that you would want to use again after the chocolates are finished
(which didn’t actually take many days) but the box was not the only part of the
presentation, the box came in a great bag with a greeting card, my chocolates
actually greeted me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">But the presentation aside, the chocolates
were pure luxury, I had the pralines selection and my only difficulty was
choosing a favourite, which I never managed, maybe after my next box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: #222222;">But don’t worry if you don’t live in France, Planete Chocolat</span><a href="https://www.planetechocolat.com/en/content/1-chocolate-delivery"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></a><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;">also </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.planetechocolat.com/en/content/1-chocolate-delivery"><span style="color: blue;">deliver worldwide</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"> so you won’t miss out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Jenny and John in Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408328537999407648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875928554208434261.post-90057144690081608872017-09-10T11:00:00.002-07:002017-09-10T11:00:54.592-07:00Renovation project - Surveys, Surveys and more Surveys<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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since I blogged and I apologise, but I really had no idea just how stressful
selling 2 houses in 2 countries would actually be, so I feel a little more
human and can now get back to the blog. I will pick up where I left off and
surprisingly this one ends with me saying how stressful it is starting to get!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time neither of us have been ill on a visit back to the UK, that really has to
be a first. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and think that we need to get everything in place and ready. The diagnostiques
will be checking all over the house, and the guy will be here in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Then I check my e-mails, the diagnostique
company has e-mailed to change the date, it is over a week away, this is not
good at all. I ring the company and there is nothing they can do, I realise how
difficult it is to argue in a different language. I don’t want to be too awful
but I can’t find the right words, (however my tone is definitely coming
through) i have no choice, it is still difficult to speak on the phone, so
trying to argue when nobody can see my expression means I accept the next
appointment, only John can see me hopping about waving my arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I am not happy, but there is nothing to be
done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">Later that day we also receive a telephone call
from the estate agent in the UK, the survey has been arranged for the UK house
on the same day as our diagnostiques are being completed, later still I have an
email from the Notaire, he has arranged for Veolia (the water company) to come out
and survey our drains, again on the same day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">OK maybe this is all going to be a little
bit stressful. But after next Thursday, things can only get better, assuming
everything passes and the UK survey values the house at the amount the buyers
have offered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">I had no idea that the UK surveyors could
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">But today we are going out for dinner, my
head is banging, my stress levels are through the roof and I am not cooking, I
want a steak burger with a bottle of wine and I want somebody to bring it to my
table with a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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special board really cheered me up, souris d’agneau, which I could only
translate as mouse of lamb! It was lamb shank, but somehow, mouse of lamb
sounded so much better </span></div>
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