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  1. sorry, i can never get quotes right on this forum. don't know why - i manage everywhere else. jane
  2. [quote user="dragonrouge"]Come to think of it I do not suppose you can better La Fruitiere in Villedieu and which has been in the same family for donkeys.[/quote] we ate there, admittedly only once, and i thought it was dull. maybe it was a bad day, but i was very surprised that several different dishes were served with exactly the same accompaniments. i have no inclination to go there again. jane
  3. sorry, when i preview the link it works, but when i post it goes squiffy. i've removed the tags - just c&p url! sorry. j Edit: Link made live by, Russethouse 
  4. if you haven't purchased in normandy yet, then you would do well to make yourself aware of the areas which may be affected by the proposed high voltage power lines. jane
  5. oops - lost my quote whilst previewing. weird. anyhoo, i'm the person from the other forum Will mentioned earlier in this thread... that was me! on the wall of his office he had an ordnance survey map which shows every building in the commune. on this map were marked three possible routes the line will take around st laurent de cuves. he seemed absolutely sure that the line will affect st laurent (thought not the centre of the village of course). the other map, showing the 'sensitive' areas, was freely available in a glossy newsletter from edf, and the maire gave us a copy of this. we didn't get hold of a copy of the fine detail map (it was the only one, and he didn't seem keen to photocopy it) but he let us have a good look at it. maybe if your mairie DOESN'T have one of the ordnance survey maps then your area isn't a serious consideration. at the moment, it's rather like one of those mazes in a kids puzzle mag, but we can only see one small part of it. perhaps if other people went to pester their maire we could join a few more dots! (sorry, mixing my puzzles up!). on the 27th, maires will be told the line of the route to the nearest 1km, apparently. and the other things he mentioned were 1) the lines will follow the valley for minimum visual impact and 2) there is a wider 'exclusion zone' around batiments containing animals than around houses. i wish you all better luck than we're experiencing jane
  6. i just wonder whether a shuttered house is a fairly obvious sign that there's no-one around? if burglars can get in through a window that is not overlooked then they are nicely hidden indoors if all the shutters are closed. is it possible to get electric shutters to operate on a time switch? we haven't added shutters yet - we just haven't decided whether it's a help or a hindrance. any opinions? we've had a burglary in the uk - not nice, and it causes a lot of hassle, but at least no-one got hurt. jane
  7. well, the lovely chap who made our table DID say wire wool, and he also mentioned brushes, but i can't really remember the order he said to use them in. how about a brush on the first layer of wax, and softer shoe brush on the second layer, and then wire wool for the third? he said the wire wool would stop flies landing on the table because it would give such a smooth surface they would skid off the end when they came in to land! i've got bits of wire wool in my fingers before. i'll use gloves when i do that bit (surgical gloves might be ok). jane
  8. thanks for all your thoughts so far. very helpful. i had a good look at the bondex site, and there is a lot of info there too. i am now inclined to think of starting with a non-coloured 'sous-couche avant finition', followed by 2 or 3 coats of 'cire des antiquaires en pate' using rags and nylon/shoe brushes as jr describes. we have a little victorian pine drop-leaf table which i think has had mainly beeswax treatment over the years, and it feels lovely as well as having a gentle sheen. have also gathered some useful local info on this thread! we are near st laurent de cuves, for school hols only. jane
  9. i liked everything about the moulin de jean except the service - you barely take a sip of wine and they're at the table topping you up again. it gets on my nerves a bit. the auberge de moulin is not a place we've been to - sounds worth a try (with vegetarian daughters....?). we have superb uninterrupted views - over to st pois (east-ish) from one aspect and then to juvigny (south-ish) from another. the location (sounds such a cliché now - sorry!) was what sold the house to us. jane
  10. er, not sure of this place. we're between brecey and st pois. there's the moulin de jean nearby.....is that the one? jane
  11. hi chris and thanks for your answer. i thought it was important to get this right from the outset, as you say. i can't post a pic right now, because it arrived the on day we left for the uk and we just didn't have time to take a photo. the table top is 7cm deep, it weighs 250kg, and has 'pieds monastere' similar to this one, but obviously not shiny... www.fabricant-de-meuble.fr/upload/image/502_petite.jpg the house is partly 18thC, but a lot of it was rebuilt in 1939, including the part where the table is. it is stone/slate and in a rural setting in the val de sée (normandy). when the room is finished, the only beams showing will be new ones which have been added to support the new rooms upstairs, and these beams are also new oak and very light in colour (so far all we have done is use a sort of liquid beeswax on these). there is a small amount of exposed stone, and there will be more when the room is finished. chairs/bench - will come later, we'll have to make do with what we've got at the moment (we have an english oak pew which is very dark, varnished, but could easily be stripped back as it is very unfussy in style). all our decor is currently do-it-all magnolia! i prefer light decor/furniture. the floor is chestnut, and there is a t&g 'wall', which is also magnolia. i hope that link works; i'm not used to all the codes on this site yet! jane oops, it works if you copy and paste the link!
  12. hello all, i was pointed in this direction from AI (normandy), but not knowing this forum very well, it took me a little while to find this particular corner! anyway, i have a question. we have just had a new oak table made for us and, as it was a gift, we chose not to have it treated in order to keep the cost down for my very generous MIL. the chap who made it said to first apply bondex in a 'medium oak' shade (or any other shade that took our fancy), and then to apply beeswax, or something similar (but NOT linseed oil, he said), finishing with wire wool. would you agree this is the correct way to proceed on virgin oak? other suggestions on AI included tung oil, which also looks useful. thanks in advance for any comments.... jane
  13. we were also there on the 19th, celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. the food was excellent. i found the service a tiny bit too attentive, but would recommend this restaurant highly. llwyncelyn - i guess you were in the party outside on the terrace with some young children? hope you enjoyed the evening! jane
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