by Anita Weststrate | Jan 14, 2026 | The house
But whispers It’s New Year’s Day 2026 and we’re enjoying the peace and tranquillity. No visitors, just silence and time for ourselves. It is quite cold, but we can still do some odd jobs outside. Rob is looking forward to it! We are working at a...
by Anita Weststrate | Nov 17, 2025 | General, The house
And even more water. In the Drôme des Collines in general, but especially on our spot, there is a lot of water in the ground. It can rain heavily here. The rainwater then flows down the hills into the valley in huge quantities over the compact, heavy clay soil. And...
by Anita Weststrate | Nov 16, 2025 | The house
And about mud. After our experience with the roof (read this blog), we were ready for a project that runs smoothly. The next item on our list, though, was the paving on our property. Even though this house is from the 19th century, no resident had yet built a proper...
by Anita Weststrate | Oct 28, 2025 | General
Taking the initiative It is winter. I now live in a village of 425 inhabitants , 37 inhabitants per km2, where I don’t know anyone. Where do I start to build my new network? On a walk, we greeted our neighbour ‘next door’ (500 metres away). Turns out...
by Anita Weststrate | Sep 16, 2025 | General
What is that really? How many times in my life did I get the comment, ‘Anita, let go!’ Except from developing allergic reactions to that sentence, nothing else happened.I am still good at planning, controlling, adjusting, and so on. Actually, I’m quite happy...
