Snow !

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Robert,
Looks like fine weather to be wearing that new 'Bunker' that the good Lady Chrystel made for you. We have not gotten to the snow stage here in the midwest USA, but the weather has been noticably cooler this week which has been a welcome change. Thanks for posting more pictures of your lovely home and surrounding countryside.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Robert, being a history buff, I find the pictures of your home to be quite extraordinary. The U.S. has very few extant homes from the 18th c. that are still occupied as private residences. My parents live in a very large farm house built in 1849 but both the interior and exterior has been updated a bit to conform to modern conveniences (i.e. the carriage house is now a 2 car garrage). It looks like your home has been very well preserved in it's original state (high ceilings, tile hearths, etc.). Am I correct about this? Are there a lot of homes like that in France? I'd love to see some pics of the outside.

Ah ha ! Another history buff !
OK. Take a city like Paris for instance (but it's a fact for hundreds of Europeans cities and towns), the foundations easily go up to the Roman Empire.
Today, most blocks are from the 19th century. Thousands of houses and appartments are from the 18th century; hundreds from the 17th, dozens from earlier back. In France, many families live in 16th century houses, so our 18th century house is no big deal.
We live in a very small mountain village. The records mention a population around 400 ha. since the 17th century. The area we live in is called Savoie. It has been part of France only since 1860. Before it was part of the kingdom of Piemont-Sardaigne.
Our house is indicated on the "Mappa Sarda" , dated 1725.
The house had NO WATER (no plumbing) and hardly any electricity when we visited it for the first time in 1999.

Here are some outside photos:












Best,

Robert

[Computergeek]

Your home is very lovely. Is it as isolated as it appears in the pictures or is that a result of the terrain? Is the symbol above your front door decorative or does it have a meaning.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Your home is very lovely. Is it as isolated as it appears in the pictures or is that a result of the terrain? Is the symbol above your front door decorative or does it have a meaning.

We are 2 kms away from the village (above it actually).
The symbol above the front door is our family crest.

[Computergeek]

I apologize, my Latin is a little rough " to look upon ""something"" and ""something"" and to consider carefully ""something"" and ""something.""" unfortunately I have only passing familiarity with Latin and Portuguese. am I even trying to translate from the correct language.

[JRB]

Fantastic pictures. Thanks for the info.

[GG]

I like your pictures; they are beautiful and the view from your dining room is awesome. But that said, I don’t like the snow and the winter very much.

Greg

www.dress2kilt.eu

[Ancienne Alliance]

I apologize, my Latin is a little rough " to look upon ""something"" and ""something"" and to consider carefully ""something"" and ""something.""" unfortunately I have only passing familiarity with Latin and Portuguese. am I even trying to translate from the correct language.

My family motto is an auld latin translation of Psalm 91 ;13

[Nighthawk]

Pardon me for being ignorant, but what do you mean by "14'er"?

Oh... Sorry.... "You know you're from Colorado if..." That's local Colorado slang for a mountain over 14,000 feet high. I've lived here all my life and sometimes forget that people don't understand our wierd little subculture.

[Ancienne Alliance]

There goes...
... it's melting away !