French Property News – August 2019

http://www.completefrance.com August 2019 French Property News 55

We do miss people, but these days staying in

touch is easy, and one proviso was to be close

enough to an airport for family and friends to

visit. It was important to know they’re only a

short flight away. Now, we spend whole

precious days together, rather than short

evenings and snatched coffees. It’s different.

This year, in our old garden, the clematis I

planted over a wide metal arch will burst into

bloom in a canopy of flowers. It will be

followed by the apple tree covered in soft pink

blossom. I’ll miss the hawthorn coming into

flower and the arrival of the first swallows.

But what we’ve gained is a sense of

liberation. Freedom. The inspiration that new

surroundings supply. We’re discovering a part

of the world neither of us know, and we’re

loving it. And life is supposed to be an

adventure, isn’t it? 

Her Sister’s Lie by Debbie Howells is available from

good bookshops

REAL LIFE

There’s a big world out there, with places to see

and many ways to live a life – it simply depends on

what you want from it 

Debbie and Martin are renting for now The sun terrace is shaded by a fig tree

The lane runs past fields of grasses and wildflowers Limousin cattle are a familiar sight in the region

Huge windows provide give glorious views across the terrace