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I love this, discovering a little more about my own neighborhood… and I’d love to see more of your painting!

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It thrills my soul to know places like this still exist.

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I guess that's my duty here, keeping it safe.

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Sep 13Liked by Kate Hill

What a beautiful beginning to a new chapter in your life. As Tamsin below, I would love to see more of your painting.

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And sometimes chez nous can also be chez old! Which means - work on the old homestead is in order today. And perhaps a French inspired dinner tonight. Something with aubergines ...

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Brava! Aubergines for inspiration!

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Anxiously awaiting picks from the kitchen stair bookshelf!

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Thanks Amie. I am thinking about which ones to highlight first. My first books? or my most used?

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first things first!

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Sep 13Liked by Kate Hill

A work of love.

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Polishing the floors with duck fat! How luxurious!

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Sep 13Liked by Kate Hill

Thank you, Kate, for always sharing your place with us!

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hey you! time for a revisit?

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Sep 15Liked by Kate Hill

I'm working on a plan ;)

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What a great start defining "chez toi"! I didn't realize Lot et Garonne was the 4th agricultural department in France, although I know of course it's rural. I've often heard that Aveyron is 5th, but I suppose there are different ways to rank.

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It’s no surprise that the converging Lot and Garonne rivers are the real riches of this area producing the top ranking strawberries, tomatoes, plums and grapes shipped all over France and Europe..

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Sep 13Liked by Kate Hill

How lucky I am to have seen your amazing house and to have met you and been inspired by it all.

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You're love of life and your home is evident in every word and image you share. I can't wait to visit In person. It feels like home to me to me.

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Geez, I hate it when typing on my phone autocorrects "your" into "you're" and I miss it before posting.

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No worries!

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Spending a month with you in 2011, much of it at Camont, will always be a happy memory for me, Kate, andI feel so lucky to have been able to do that.

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Thank you for another fascinating post!

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Sep 15Liked by Kate Hill

You are a lovely writer.

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Thank you Jen! I am glad you enjoy reading my words as much as I enjoy writing them!

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Such a lovely window into what and where you do what you do Kate

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Thanks so much Mark. it's been a long loyal love affair here- me and this plot of land and old stones. I'm happy to open that window for you!

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Sep 18Liked by Kate Hill

I like your France a lot. Was in the Agen area and drove north, east and west and stopped wherever to look around to see where I might find my new home!.Thanks Kate for your sensible and uncomplicated viewpoint.

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