5 Things

1) A double rainbow

2) Butter sign




3) Baguette delivery




4) Red




5) Cute cheese packaging


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Photo du Jour - Decorated With Wisteria

A medieval château tower decorated with wisteria.


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Working Girl

"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so people don't recognize them." 
 - Ann Landers

Heading back to work tomorrow and I think this quote by Ms. Landers is just perfect!


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Photo du Jour - Sugar Coated

A light dusting of snow on the Château de Canisy.


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Photo du Jour - Rush Hour

Rush hour on the lake.




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Photo du Jour - A Perfect Morning

I had to work early today, which meant that I was able to capture this shot of the château and its reflection in perfect morning light.


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What I Do

Since starting my job at the Château de Canisy I've had a lot of people asking me what it is that I do exactly.

What a good question!
Do you want the short version or the long version?

Oh heck, I'll give you both.


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Photo du Jour - It's a Girl!

The newest arrival at the Château de Canisy, an adorable baby llama, born Wednesday morning.

As you can see, mom was none too happy with me for hanging around and snapping photos, so I didn't linger!


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Photo du Jour - Across the Lake

So calm and peaceful on the outside..what a contrast to what's happening on the inside this weekend!



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Le Château de Canisy

At the beginning of March I got a phone call that changed everything.

I was a day away from starting a new work contract and was thrilled to be done with the tediousness of updating my CV, writing lettres de motivation and thinking about what to say during a French job interview. We had recently moved into an adorable rental house and were feeling settled in Normandy.
So my immediate reaction was thanks, but no thanks.

A few days later they called again and explained more of what the job entailed. When I got home that night I had a look at the Château de Canisy's website and decided that this kind of opportunity doesn't just come along every day.

I called back the next day and agreed to an interview.
I figured if it didn't work out, at least it was a chance to see the inside of the place.





Canisy isn't a hotel in the traditional sense, it's more like a B&B that just happens to be a château. And it has a fascinating history that goes back almost 1000 years. 1000 years!
History that includes William the Conqueror, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and Alexis de Tocqueville.

Now this is where I get to go to work every week.
Will somebody please pinch me?























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