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Hi, we are a family of artists, writers and musicians, living in an old 'Tuffeau' stone house in the Loire Vally not far from Saumur.
We are currently looking for someone, or a couple with gardening knowledge who can help us with some bigger garden tasks such a tackling a large confier hedge, general autumn cutting back etc.
We are in an area of small market gardens with great walks and cycle paths everywhere. The Loire, its chateaux and the beautiful towns of Saumur, Angers and Tours are easily reachable.
Bonjour, nous sommes une famille d'artistes, d'écrivains et de musiciens, vivant dans une ancienne maison en pierre «Tuffeau» dans la vallée de la Loire pas loin de Saumur.
Nous recherchons actuellement quelqu'un, ou un couple ayant des connaissances en jardinage, qui peut nous aider dans certaines tâches de jardinage plus importantes, comme s'attaquer à une grande haie de conifères, tailler l'automne en général, etc.
Nous sommes dans une zone de petits jardins maraîchers avec de belles promenades et pistes cyclables partout. La Loire, ses châteaux et les belles villes de Saumur, Angers et Tours sont facilement accessibles.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are a very relaxed family who are involved in several creative processes - writing, music, painting, as well as enjoying cooking, gardening and being outdoors. We could help with English or French language, music and writing practice, exchange ideas on the arts, suggest places to explore in the region, and be happy to spend time with our guests discussing everything from gardening to big world topics.
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Hi, currently we are looking for helpers who have a good knowledge of gardening and or someone who can help with a few finishing jobs to the building we renovated last year - some stone pointing/basic wood construction .
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Alojamiento
Large top floor room in the house, and share kitchen, salon etc.
Algo más...
Wonderful area to explore on bike or foot, boat rental on the Loire, vast amount of chateaux, and other historic buildings. There is a train station at Port Boulet, ten minutes away. Saumur, 15, Tours, 45 mins.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Our internet works from a plug in box and is usually very reliable.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Not huge, white blocking road type of vans. Otherwise, enquire.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Dos
Horas esperadas
Oo, er, about 4/5 hrs, not necessarily all in one chunk.
Comentarios (8)
I'm returning home with the feeling that I've made new friends. Kate, Mark and Ezra are lovely people, living in a lovely garden with a lovely (although quite shy) dog. They where warm and welcoming and made me feel appreciated both as… read more
I cannot recommend Gustav highly enough, especially if you are interested in a… read more
We spent many happy mealtimes discussing philosophy, politics, art, literature,… read more
I lived a month in their home, a cozy and safe place where they immediately made me feel part of their family. I had the opportunity to enjoy great food, to live the peace and tranquility of a place where nature reigns supreme and to share experiences with these two fantastic people.
Mark and Kate helped me a lot with my… read more
Christopher stayed with us for nearly a month - after a few days he had asked if he could stay for three weeks and we'd said - YES! in fact we'd quite like to adopt you...
He is the perfect workaway person and guest generally. For someone of 22 years he is extremely… read more
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I'm returning home with the feeling that I've made new friends. Kate, Mark and Ezra are lovely people, living in a lovely garden with a lovely (although quite shy) dog. They where warm and welcoming and made me feel appreciated both as… read more
I cannot recommend Gustav highly enough, especially if you are interested in a… read more
We spent many happy mealtimes discussing philosophy, politics, art, literature,… read more
I lived a month in their home, a cozy and safe place where they immediately made me feel part of their family. I had the opportunity to enjoy great food, to live the peace and tranquility of a place where nature reigns supreme and to share experiences with these two fantastic people.
Mark and Kate helped me a lot with my… read more
Christopher stayed with us for nearly a month - after a few days he had asked if he could stay for three weeks and we'd said - YES! in fact we'd quite like to adopt you...
He is the perfect workaway person and guest generally. For someone of 22 years he is extremely… read more
Maybe that Kate is a writer so of course it had to sound as good as it could get haha
And also that I involved myself the extra mile just because they were the first ones to give a lot without asking anything in return
Mark Kate and Ezra created a world outside of the world, made of… read more
Kevin is a wonderful person to have around for many reasons, and not just for his building skills which are extremely good. He is kind, courteous, thoughtful, modest, and interested in just about everything. He was genuinely curious about our lives and stories, a great conversationalist - we had many good chats about everything… read more
Caroline is an absolute pleasure to have around, in every way. She is highly motivated and anticipates work to be done - a fairly rare quality. I would think, 'must put the washing out to dry' and it would already be done! She really gets into the spirit of the projects to be done and offered practical and sensible ideas.… read more
I was able to paint window frames on the ground and first floors, paint some garden furniture, create a stick sculpture for the giant… read more
I was made to feel part of the family during my time with them and had many an interesting conversation while eating some tasty meals.
We managed to… read more
He stayed with us for a month and really became one of the family. Friendly, warm, considerate, conscientious and knows so much in his field - and beyond, without 'going on' about it.
We enjoyed many conversations over meals on all subjects.
Amongst many, many jobs dealt with was… read more
Lovely, warm, considerate, friendly people, and I quickly felt I had known them for years. I'm sure we will stay in touch. Miss them already!
Work-wise they were brilliant. I gave Nigel a list of jobs and he worked through it diligently. We now have a chicken-gate, a new… read more
Sophie fitted straight into our lives and as a lover of music, art, cookery, good comedy etc, we had loads to talk about. Even though she is young, Sophie is mature for her age and totally responsible in all ways. She is polite, very friendly, willing to learn new skills and also happy to… read more
He is kind, courteous and happy to join in with everything going on in the house. Amongst the many varied tasks he completed were: helping me greatly with a website, gardening, dog-walking, bike-repairing, painting, cleaning, house-minding while we went away for… read more
Kind, thoughtful, sociable, interested in everything, and very conscientious.
While he was with us for a week he helped with garden projects, dog care, cooking, room painting and finishing off a chicken pen. He was always careful to help with the general house tasks such as washing up.
He's keen to meet new people… read more
I asked him to do a lot of weeding in the garden and the work he did was meticulous! much more thorough than me! He also painted the walls of our 'terrace' and quite a lot of garden furniture, shopped,… read more
