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Description
Hello! Myself and my husband moved to France nearly 5 years ago ,we have friends/family nearby.
We do speak a little French and I am keen to learn much more.
Last year I had a baby daughter who is now 10 months old and super sweet.
As well as us there are, 1 cat,2 donkeys,1 dog and chickens and ducks and 2 shetland ponies.
The property sits on a 75 acre plot, comprising of 2 houses,barns,outbuildings 2 large fields that are cut for hay each year,forest, and a 3 acre lake with carp and other fish in.
My hobbies include gardening and animals, I am keen to keep horses at a later stage. The lake will be available to anyone who likes fishing on their time out.The property is quiet and peaceful, with many trees.
Our main house will offer comfortable accomodation we have geothermic central heating,and our guest has their own bathroom/toilet/room.
Our 3 acre fishing lake may attract the keen fisherman and will be available to fish, for our guest.
We are currently looking for on-going help and going on into winter, the house has central Heating and is warm right through the winter.
We would consider a long term stay for the right person who is both French/English speaking and has a strong interest in animals/nature/gardening and enjoys being outside.
The property/grounds are large.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Language practice
Projects involving children
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Help
Some of the tasks we would be requiring some help with would be,general diy helping to renovate the second house,working with my husband or myself, general gardening mainly strimming and weeding,maybe some cleaning.
I can offer some knowledge with gardening if desired, and some more interesting work with plants and flowers.
I am very keen on learning lots more French so French conversation would be a benefit to me.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
At present there is 2 double bedrooms with its own bathroom/toilet in the main house, a lounge and shared kitchen.
Comfortable,clean, and mod cons,heating,internet broad band,washing machine, tumble dryer.
What else ...
Our nearest large towns are Limoges/Poitiers, smaller nearest town is Confolens, with amenities 10 mins drive.
Both ryan air flies to both,we are 45mins from either.
We would be willing to meet our guests at Limoges/Poitiers airports.
We are rural, but have pleasure in showing our guest some of the local places and to join in on any social events we may have during our guest stay if they so wish.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours
Feedback (9)
Feedback
They were willing and helpful with practical tasks in the garden.
The jobs they did are an important part of managing a garden.
The use of the quad is misguided, it is not for recreational use, occasional fun/personal use
is strictly limited, it is an essential part of our way of life/living and… read more
Work was really relaxed, as well as the rest of the day. I looked after the chickens and ducks in the morning, did some… read more
Very helpful and willing, had meals with us at the table and socialised with us well, which we like.
I came to the end of my pregnancy on the day before they were due to leave us, so the timing was very apt.
I am not sure actually we would of coped as well if it wasn't for their… read more
The work was not too demanding or difficult, more often than not we even enjoyed it. We also always had the option to turn down a task, whether… read more
Roel was a great help and seemed to enjoy the experiences.
He was very good with all our other animals as well and took some interest.
He blended in well with our other… read more
They made us feel very welcome in their home, and looked after us well.
The work was enjoyable - some farm work including feeding the ducks, gardening and walking Henry the dog, who was lovely.
Great accommodation with private bathroom.
Thanks for having us and good luck with everything!
