tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post2043643863671643618..comments2023-03-10T12:38:54.612+01:00Comments on Beth in France: Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-79778267952458149732008-09-16T08:00:00.000+02:002008-09-16T08:00:00.000+02:00Mine's been rented five years now, and we've had s...Mine's been rented five years now, and we've had some characters, but no one worthy of a blog post...so far...here's hoping.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-29410585002171094532008-09-15T11:25:00.000+02:002008-09-15T11:25:00.000+02:00Your house is beautiful! I love old homes, and liv...Your house is beautiful! I love old homes, and live in one myself, including plaster walls. I always know when the seasons are changing when my doors and windows refuse to open or close. You have more gumption than I do. My whole house is probably held up by prayers and around 20 coats of paint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-37266337667543384232008-09-14T06:08:00.000+02:002008-09-14T06:08:00.000+02:00Ciao dall'Italia!Ciao dall'Italia!fiamma venetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059292708289607945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-39442999611391758322008-09-12T23:52:00.000+02:002008-09-12T23:52:00.000+02:00Orenata- When we left for Burkina, it was for a tw...Orenata- When we left for Burkina, it was for a two year contract only. We rented out our house to a local family and left most of our furniture here. Not that we had much. But we expected to be back in two years time.<BR/>Well, we kept extending our stay year after year. The nice local family moved away though, so we had to find new renters. We found another young local couple...but they were a COMPLETE nightmare. They were so horrible that they deserve their own blog post.<BR/> <BR/>Anyway, the answer is : yes, we had renters for the whole nine years.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-39255480046535596112008-09-12T23:46:00.000+02:002008-09-12T23:46:00.000+02:00LF- My approach to these walls has been to slather...LF- My approach to these walls has been to slather them with new plaster on the worst bits, throw on an undercoat of paint to hold it all together and then stick up some good, sturdy wallpaper. Seems to work.<BR/>However, in one bedroom which we transformed into a huge bathroom, there was a wall so bad that we had someone come in and put up a new wall in plasterboard over the old one.<BR/>Best of luck to you, too!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-50387587642632185622008-09-12T22:28:00.000+02:002008-09-12T22:28:00.000+02:00What did you do with the house while you were gone...What did you do with the house while you were gone? It wasn't rented out was it, or did it sit vacant?orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-50127189650476609082008-09-12T22:24:00.000+02:002008-09-12T22:24:00.000+02:00Hello,I have read you blog from time to time and w...Hello,<BR/>I have read you blog from time to time and was struck by your redecorating project and love for HGTV. Good luck on the project. How long have you been in France? Was it difficult to move there with children, and easy to get a job?<BR/>(annenorcross@ferris.edu)<BR/>blog: http://annenorcross.blogspot.com/Anne, Marc, Mathieu and Gigi Norcrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469239697190041644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-10179643314867020422008-09-12T22:10:00.000+02:002008-09-12T22:10:00.000+02:00I am so excited to see your work-in-progress. I w...I am so excited to see your work-in-progress. I won't ever have to subscribe to HDTV because I have you and Je Ne Regrette Rien to watch! Between the two of you I'm holding my fear of old French houses at bay--just barely.<BR/><BR/>Your daughter's room looks beautiful! Please do share with us how you plan to manage your fragile plaster walls, as I have a house full of them, crumbling into powdery white dust around all the baseboards. You success will be my role-model for French House Beautiful!<BR/><BR/>Bonne continuation!La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.com