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About La Giraudiere

The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our website

Le pain est grand en Aubeterre

Sun-Day means Market-Day in the picturesque little village of Aubeterre and the faithful shoppers didn’t let a bit of rain get in their way. Courtesy of Nico, Arnaud and Lucy, our team at La Giraudiere drove down to pay a … Continue reading

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Bastille Day!

Bastille Day by Brossac Lake

What a super week in the French coutryside. Celebrations for Jour de Bastille were a roaring success in Brossac, with the beautiful feux d’artifice display kicking off at midnight on the 13th. It really was a visual delight! Paul and … Continue reading

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Our Mamma is leaving…

So our bella Italien leaves La Giraudiere today. Sob, sob. Gina we’re gonna miss you.  Our Mamma, and her wonderful Italian charm, warmth and beautifully dramatic accent will be sorely missed. Not forgetting those tasty salad dressings! She has gone … Continue reading

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2011 – Great Season So Far

Bonjour Folks! Please excuse my radio silence of late…we’ve just been so busy with renovations at La G that the blog has been put on the back burner somewhat. Hoping to have this addressed over the coming weeks with regular … Continue reading

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Sunset at La Giraudiere

Picture perfect 🙂

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