Hello, I'm Renee and I'm very pleased to meet you.

I moved to Fon du Bourg in August 2022. Before that was living in my native Edinburgh but dreaming of my new life in France.

My brother has been here for more than forty years and my french family has been growing over recent years and I wanted to be closer to them. My husband's (Richard) daughter moved to Paris a couple of years ago, too.

To be entirely honest with you, although we looked at more properties after seeing Fon du Bourg there was really no point - I fell in love with the place within about fifteen seconds... not very logical for an ex-accountant, I know, but I couldn't help myself. And it was the first property we saw!

I can honestly say without a word of a lie that I really am now living my dream life. Don't get me wrong, it's hard work - there's only two of us with two acres of garden and three pools to look after as well as the three properties and we're learning all the time but there's just something about this place that calms the soul.

I do pinch myself fairly regularly to make sure I'm still in the real world - which so far has been the case.

Our move from Edinburgh in July of 2022 was a huge step. We sold our business in May, booked our visa appointment and moved less than two months later. We ran our business for twelve years and we loved it. It was very hard work, though and we knew that we had a limited amount of shelf life. The sale went through at the perfect time for us.

I have to say Richard is not the most practical of people but he's learning every day - both how to decorate and to speak french.

Me?

I'm learning about the garden and to speak french, too!

So, that's me in a nutshell. Life here is wonderful - come and stay with us and you may just find your little corner of Heaven on Earth too!

Our Farmhouse is a wonderful family space... or should I say 'spaces'?

Downstairs the open plan living room and dining room can comfortably accommodate a group of eight people. With stone walls and wood burner, it's cool in the heat of summer but comfortably warm in autumn and winter.

The kitchen has a range style cooker and is stocked with everything you need to make wonderful food for your party.

A downstairs en suite bedroom completed the lower floor.

Upstairs there's a double and two twin bedrooms and a family bathroom.

There's also a lounge area with TV and DVD player - somewhere for the children to be perhaps when the grown ups are downstairs relaxing?

Then there's the south facing terrace with soft seating area and dining table and finally... the pool.

The pool is reached by a short path and is shared with the Chai. It's large and has separate lounging areas, a loo and a fridge. Once you get there, there really is no need to move all day!

The view is fabulous and the deck is sun drenched all day.

The Farmhouse is... calming. It's an oasis of calm in a busy world.

Nestled in the heart of the french countryside, Fon du Bourg could just what you need to re-charge your batteries.