The Intrepid Châtelaine
Behind the scenes living in a French castle, Château de Bourneau, & other adventures
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On the cusp of Autumn (opens the original)
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The Traditional French Quiche (opens the original)
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The End of the Season at Château de Bourneau (opens the original)
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Thank you all so much for your patience with the delay in my regular articles as we navigated the end of a very busy season and our two final beautiful summer weddings. It’s a pleasure to be back with extra content coming soon too!<img alt="" class="
The Burgundy Diaries: Chapter 5 (opens the original)
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As a Londoner moving to rural France, looking after a 16 hectare estate at Château de Bourneau has been a steep but delightful learning curve that I began when we started our French adventure at Jean-Baptiste’s family organic farm, Clos de Rochy, in Burgundy. If you have missed this series, you can read my previous chapters of “The Burgundy Diaries” in … Read more
Musings from the Turret: French Superstitions (opens the original)
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One cultural nuance I found fascinating, when I moved to France, was how much the French seem to be interested in the occult. One of JB’s cousins told us quite seriously about a miraculous fountain with magical properties that springs up at the end of his land. Over coffee in the Clos de Rochy kitchen in Burgundy, he explained how the fountain was worki… Read more
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