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e were fl attered when a two-page inclusion of our trials and


tribulations, ups and downs and eventual total love aff air with our lovely, renovated 12th-century water mill, Le Moulin de l’Abbaye in the sunny Charente, was included in the May 2021 issue of FPN. We got that rare ‘ this is it’


Karen's bargain buy: “I love the character in this two-bed cottage in Normandy – what a great lock-up- and-leave holiday home for just €65,000! It has a conservatory and garden too.” Karen Tait, FPN Editor


Tracy Wheeler: Beautiful xx


Jim Matzek: Nice little place to get away


feeling on our very fi rst visit and bought Le Moulin in 1991. During the subsequent 33 years we not only enjoyed our own regular lengthy visits, but have managed to successfully accommodate 1,719 satisfi ed visitors, providing us not only


with our second home but also generating rental income to help keep it to the high standard it deserves. Le Moulin is a spacious


four-bedroom house, retaining much of its farmhouse charm, sleeping up to 10, situated outside the historic village of Ronsenac. It is surrounded by the old mill stream with an acre of level grounds and its own 10x5m pool, and it is especially popular with family groups. It has meant so much to us


and formed a major part of our lives. We always get that ‘lost in France’ feeling there. Alas, like all good things it must now come to an end as due to ‘old age and infi rmity’, our beloved Moulin is now for sale with


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“Embrace the tranquility of riverside living in this beautifully renovated three-bedroom barn,


nestled next to the River Tardoire in Dordogne.


With an in-ground pool and sprawling grounds, and just minutes from the charming village of Busserolles, it's a dream retreat waiting to be explored..."


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This month’s pick of letters and social media


Leggett Immobilier. Hopefully soon, some lucky family will recognise our foresight of 1991 and fall in love with it, as we did so long ago. It will be a terrible wrench to


say goodbye, but our loss will be someone else’s gain. Malcolm and Sue Smith sue@brackenpark.co.uk


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