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11 Oct 2023
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I'm Susie, a grandmother with 2 grandchildren staying at the weekends. I have plans to make a beach area near the swimming pool but getting too old to do it all ourselves, please come and help us by digging out the grass, line it with plastic sheeting, put pebbles down. Dig some holes for some post to be cemented in, and then hang up some shade sails. Maybe help with tidying other areas of the garden before relaxing with a glass of something delicious and watch the sun go down in a red and violet sky.
I used to work for the BBC making radio programmes and researching for TV. I love restoring old furniture, art, hand stitching, listening to bbc sounds, and swimming in our salt water pool and the river Lot or the lake, walking the dog. My husband Phil enjoys reading, sport, history and gardening. He’s an ex customs officer with stories to tell of his work in places like India, and banging up criminals.
You’d have your own lovely guest room in our huge 6 bedroom 200 year old stone house with a lavender lined stone driveway and an acre of garden with an orchard of fruit trees and the salt water swimming pool. Fabulous for playing hide and seek to get out of the washing up haha! We are surrounded by the famous French vineyards of this locality. We even have an original old stone bread oven outside, perfect for baking delicious pizzas!
We'll take you sightseeing and feed you good home cooked meals. We can go to one of the lakes or the river Lot, we love to eat out too. I love doing textile art so if you’d like to we can do some painting, eco dyeing, stitching, and printing with leaves and flowers onto fabric.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
French and English, french village life, beautiful surroundings and lovely people, delicious food.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
I’d like help with creating a beach area by the pool, digging out the soil, laying plastic sheeting, and then filling it with pebbles. We need to dig some holes to put posts into cement and put shades up. And maybe some bunting! I also have a wooden climbing frame to be cemented in to make it safe. And if you have any energy left over you might enjoy helping me do some weeding, these days I’m using plants for eco dyeing so maybe you’d enjoy that as well, I do textile art.
Languages
Languages spoken
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I can teach you English and you can help me with my French if you like.
Accommodation
Own private and lovely bedroom with views of the acre of garden, surrounded by pretty countryside, use of swimming pool, scrumptious meals. Lots of good books to enjoy. Use of arts and crafts room, kitchen, lounge, garden. Choice of shower room or bathroom.
What else ...
Interesting historical Medieval villages nearby, local cinema, delicious restaurants, shopping. Rivers and lakes with beaches and canoeing, fishing, swimming. Wonderful walks! Beautiful skies, stars at night, observatory nearby! I practise textile art and I’d be happy to help you learn painting, stitching, dyeing fabric, printing leaves and flowers onto fabric.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
You may bring your furry friend.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
