Snow !

[Ancienne Alliance]

Such beautiful photos, Robert. Thank you.



Be careful Robert! Making statements like that could result in untold and continuous disruption in your home - we would all be rushing to visit you and the good Lady Chrystel. Do you do 'chambres', by the way?!!

Take care,
Ham.

For our kilt customers, we have... the Royal Suite



Simply tell us when about you would like to come over, and if you can deal with two charming but noisy damsels (5 and 2 years old...) you are most welcome.

We cannot compete with Ferintosh but we will do our best !


Robert & Chrystel

[Eric Peterson]

That first pic is my new desktop, what a beautiful place you live!

[Computergeek]

Looking at those pictures makes me wonder if I can get a job in the alps as a server tech. That view would even be worth a pay cut I think.

[Sionnach]

I just sat staring at the photos again, they are truly beautiful, love the indoor shots as well, what a great home. Takes me back to when I was a boy and my family lived at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. I am sure you are all enjoying it, especially the little ones.

[JRB]

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.

[Standard]

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.