Tag Archives: Les Verrines

Les Verrines from Above

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jason

120 degrees of Les Verrines. (The view from my office.) You can get a good idea of the size and layout of the property (Front garden, side vegetable gardens, field and forest behind) in relation to the house. The house … Continue reading →

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Four Seasons

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jason

“The Road to Les Verrines” over the last year…

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A Look Back at Winter

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jason

Now that winter is officially over, here’s a quick look back in pictures…

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Filou’s Igloo

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jason

Because snowmen are boring. Fighting long winter day depression.

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Snow in Les Verrines

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jason

Winter has been in full force in Les Verrines for the past few weeks… Dark days, lot of rain, and sometimes even some snow! After a week of unseasonably warm weather, the last week of February we found ourselves buried … Continue reading →

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Gardening in May and June

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jason

Back in the end of May I had just arrived in Les Verrines- a bit later than planned- but just in time to get going on the Garden. The rest of May and almost all of June was spent with … Continue reading →

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Spring in Les Verrines…

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jason

It’s definitely spring! In La Creuse, that usually means a lot of gray, rainy days… But there’s a good bit of sunshine mixed in and when the sun shines, even for a brief moment, it’s amazing. The color of green … Continue reading →

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A House With a Blue Door

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Jason

Yet another project that was months in the making- This one has been worked on by at least four people over a span of two months! In the middle of all that the roofing extravaganza began and the door was put on hold multiple times. It was a project that was long overdue, from the very first day I saw the house, that old, ugly brown door was the first thing I wanted to rip out! Continue reading →

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Roofing Les Verrines

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jason

Almost SIX WEEKS of roofing, and you get to enjoy it all in a matter of seconds from the convenience of your home. I know everyone has been waiting for months for this! The thing is, when you live in a house with no electricity, encoding video, editing photos, and Facebook status updates happily fade away into non-existence. You’ve all been rewarded for waiting so long though with a very in-depth and media-rich experience brought to you by the kind folks at Le Vignaud Productions. Continue reading →

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Konrad’s Les Verrines

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Jason

Les Verrines’ youngest member gets his spotlight! Konrad came to visit with his mom Anika and his friend Josie for ten days and helped with a few projects, swam, ate gummy bears, and played. Konrad even got his “Petit Chevalier” certificate in his young knight training course. Continue reading →

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