I love the glimpses of your talents in the musical world mixed into your beautiful living spaces and village life. Enjoy!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Dennis!!!

Lovely intro to this post, putting your viewers in a chilled & relaxed frame of mind to enjoy the video/show and tell. Weeds the universal annoyance for gardeners the world over.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks David for the lovely words!!

Your videos are like a breath of fresh air. So soothing and calming to watch. Many, many thanks.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Alan!!!

Love the interlude in this video- nothing beats a flute solo in an old church. beautiful acoustics and playing.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Jen, glad you enjoyed!

Brilliant garden transformation. Maybe one day you will have a small musical concert there for your family & friends (& us) Thanks for sharing🥰

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Anita, yes a garden concert would be lovely!! Great idea.

Wow, it looks amazing and the piano sounds so lovely.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks James!

Thanks for le clair de Lune de Debussy and nice moment in the Litle Church - Happy to see your Life here

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

As a gardener I'm not usually a fan of gravel gardens, but for your situation it looks very nice with the olive, rosemary & bougainvillea in their beds & the very practical gravel keeping the weeds away. Very nice.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, we love it too!

I am glad you had "canine supervision" to make sure the weed-barrier did not have any wrinkles in it! ;-) Concerts in the local church?? Yes!! Thank you for sharing your Bastille Day with us and the music and merriment back home. The happiness just radiated!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Lawrence, so glad you enjoyed it!!

I like the way your House is coming along. The river you were swimming in looks so beautiful, natural places like that are the best. I hope the treatment you did in your garden has stopped the weeds from growing. If not there is a way to stop them.at first using weed killer and then I have heard about some sort of gassing the ground and that is supposed to stop weeds from coming back. Another enjoyable video, Jeff❤

An interuption of the playing of 'Clare de Lune leads the duo to a garden make over in a hommage to Christo and JanClaude topped by a Zen garden raking of beautiful gravel over the scene. The stripped canvas lounging chair adds a touch of colour to composition. Wha La ,A happy Kitty barks in appreciation. Happy days and festive days conclude with Dave Brubeck Good times

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Eamonn for your lovely words!

What fun you had and i loved the music, fantastic.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed!

Wonderful as always. ✊❤️🥂xx

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy!

Thanks guys. Well done. Brings to mind the generation of Stein, Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse, and the spirit of that era in Paris. Au revoir from the south of France.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Glen, greetings to you in the south!!

Great, and the music in the church was gorgeous

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup!!!

Love what you've done with the garden guys! Kitty is adorble!Thanks Robert for sharing your music! Armoire is stunning, lovely carvings!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so so much, so glad you're enjoying!

Quite pretty and a fine job. As a retired horticulture/garden center buyer, I appreciate seeing the garden hardgoods (weed membrane, gravel deliveries, plant purchasing) plus all of the hard work involved. New-ish subscriber. Like your videos very much. Plus, the river near your house is wonderful! How lovely!

@charenteliving

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Elsa for the lovely comment and thank you so much for subscribing!!!

So enjoy hearing you play the flute and piano - garden looking great again. Thank you for sharing - from Australia.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Veronica!

The garden looks pretty with the gravel. Another wonderful video from you. Hope you are enjoying your summer holidays.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Desiree, having a lovely summer thank you!!

The armoire is beautiful. Garden looking great.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

...Garden looks great...Loved hearing Robert play Clair de Lune...❤😉

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!!

I just love your videos keep up the good work.😊😊😊

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much James!!

I love Debussy!! Thanks for that opening!! Your Garden looks fabulous!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

Your home and private garden is looking beautiful.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

une maison d'artistes ,un peu de douceur dans ce monde de brutes .Bonne continuation

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup!!

Love your flute playing Robert!....talented man you are

@charenteliving

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Good Job!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Rodolfo!!

gret acoustic and with people in the church the reverb won't be that looooong 😊

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely!!

Love the video, Kitty is my dream dog, so adorable. Can’t wait to watch one of Robert’s concert in that little church.

@charenteliving

10 ай бұрын

Oh she is beautiful, a lovely temperament. Next video will be the concert, so stay tuned!

Glad you made a good choice to use the ground cloth under the gravel, instead of plastic sheeting. It's water permeable, another channel I watch is using plastic everywhere, all over their property, seems like a mistake to me, with water runoff. Good choice guys.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Yes its the perfect material!!

Thanks for the lovely music. Good friends, great living, and being involved in the community. All is good. The acoustics in the church sound great.❤

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed the music!!

Stunning wardrobe love the end with your friends💜💜

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. It was a fun evening!!

I have to admit I thought the garden would look terribly stark with so much gravel but after seeing the end result I have to say it looks beautiful and I agree far more practical than having to remove knee high weeds several times a year. I would much rather be sitting on gravel with a glass of chilled wine in hand than trying to tidy up an overgrown mess of weeds.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it, it came together nicely in the end.

Great way to start my morning, here in hot dry California. Thanks guys.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Phyllis!

Sublime :)

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup!!!

Another fantastic video guys! Kitty and your guys did a beautiful job on the garden.😊 look so nice to see you guys enjoying your time in France. I'm putting France on my bucket list to visit.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Neil, so glad you enjoyed. Definitely a good place to visit!

The garden became nice. The cupboard is stunning. Do you have the intension to wax it? The Chapel has a good acoustic signal.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, yes maybe a wax in time would bring it up nicely!

The acoustics are beautiful. So is Robert's playing of course. If you did organise a concert, would it be as a fundraiser for the church or village? The armoire is a gorgeous piece of (oh so useful) furniture.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Shirley, definitely a good idea to do a fundraiser.

stunning video of your idyllic surroundings.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Tout n'est que charme et quiétude et le Clair de Lune de Debussy est sublime. Je vous souhaite beaucoup de belles journées d'été comme celle-ci.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Merci Vincent.

Fabulous episode guys. I sought of live a similar life with my partner in Greece split between a village and a city. I would love to see an episode which shows your city life.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Oh fantastic, we will be returning in August to Helsinki so we can for sure do an episode there!!

Your garden looks good with the gravel. I’m so impressed by your musical performances. I think playing an Instrument is like having a super power. Your armoire is beautiful. I really enjoy your channel. It gives me ideas on what to do with my own French property when I go back to visit.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and so glad you'll get some ideas for your place when you return!

bravo pour la musique .

@charenteliving

8 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup!

You're having loads of fun guys. The courtyard is looking fabulous too. Love your local river. It must be great to swim there. Please give Kitty some pats from me.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael, we sure will!!

Beautiful lives!

@charenteliving

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Beautiful!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Bravo. xo from Whakatane, New Zealand

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Lisa!

Bonsoir, you should find some decorations for the garden walls. 😊😉

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Great idea Florence!

its beautiful

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your beautiful music……..❤

@charenteliving

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, our pleasure!

Hermoso que el jardín de grava, el baño totalmente soñado en un río en estos tiempos, el closet bello, bello, se lo estaban perdiendo 😃y la música hermosa 🎶🎶🎶❤

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Gracias!! ❤

Thank you for the piano serenade. Lovely. Can you play The Coffin Dance, on piano?

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Walter, haven't tried the coffin dance but will look it up!

You could add a pergola for the bougainvillea

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Yes, a great idea!

A lovely musical vlog, the garden is looking good. How many loads of gravel? Pea shingle (4)❤

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Diane. It was 3.5 tons, a good workout!!

Wow Beautiful! We have a house in the Charante. What was the river you were swimming in?

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Matt. It's the Charente river.

Charmante Charente

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

It is wonderful!!

Do you mind sharing the name of the river? I'd like find a French property near water, but the rivers I saw on a recent trip to SW France all looked quite muddy. Kudos on the garden!

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

The river is called the Charente river and many villages are built on its banks. The water is lovely.

Beautiful lamp/candlelab in your piano. I think it should relocate to the US. Where did you find it? If you have a source and they will ship to the UsS please let me know Thank you

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Haha it is a lovely one. I am afraid I bought it just from a private sale so I don't know its origin.

ohh, I love what you did in the garden … could you tell me please what is the name of this fabric and where to buy it ? I am losing my mind with my enormous garden … maybe I can cover some parts with this … love as usual the small piano and flute concerts ❤ and wowww, you have musician neighbours tooo … great ❤

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

I must go back to the store and take a picture of the name for you, it was almost like a felt material. Will try and remember to do it!

@figencebe9287

11 ай бұрын

@@charenteliving thank you soo much, you are very kind .. but I don't want you to be bothered ... I'll manage ...

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

@@figencebe9287 Its no problem, I can send the picture via instagram.

@figencebe9287

11 ай бұрын

@@charenteliving thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Of course, you know better than anyone that plastic & pebbles are a solution for poor people who like well-trodden paths. It is strongly discouraged and only the British still fall for it. In fact, it seems to be mandatory to have pebbles around the house to be taken seriously. As long as it looks tidy, doesn't it? But what do you get? A neat garden that is bloody hot because of all the pebbles and the stone walls, and not enough moisture in the soil so that it settles and the houses start to sink. Surely there are greener solutions, such as low, slow-growing bottom covering plants that don't have these problems. Then you can sit in a cool garden in the summer. Avoid automatisms.

Great videos and series . I would love if you could share the costs of owning a property in France? Since it’s considered a secondary home in France ?

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thank you and glad you enjoy. Of course costs really depend on so many factors....how are you heating the house, size of property, do you have a pool, how many bedrooms, level of luxury within the property (tv, wifi etc).... so it is hard to give a true cost as everyone lives differently. What we can say is there are currently two taxes for second home owners. Tax Fonciere and Tax Habitation. The taxes are calculated on all the factors mentioned above, size of house etc... For full time residents they are exempt from paying the Tax Habitation. For a moderate sized property you could expect to pay approx 1000€ plus a year covering both Fonciere and Habitation.

cats love to poop in gravel

@charenteliving

6 ай бұрын

We will watch out for them haha

Bastille day....a day to remember the attack on monarchy and the catholic church.

@heliedecastanet1882

11 ай бұрын

The people of Paris didn't attack any church nor any royal residence that day. They attacked a prison. Not really the same thing 🙂