Sorry Cheshire cat but i was not able to get back to this thread till today.
What fabulous place to live, and your house looks lovely and very welcoming...great pictures. I am a firm beliver that lving in a tranquil and stressless place like you have definately helps to living longer.
Is that how you picked your forum name? because coming home every day to that house and surroundings i would be grinning from ear to ear too!!
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Thank you BOF !!!
Do you know, I never looked at it like that, my forum name comes from where I was born and raised, but yes I do smile a lot these days.
I left Cyprus because of health reasons amongst others, my doctor said I was a stroke waiting to happen, my blood pressure was so high. I still have to take medication to control my blood pressure but with the help of a good doctor over here my blood pressure is now a perfect 120/80 from being 180/150 or something like that.
Our house is called Ambre lys, or golden lily in English, we chose the name because when the sun shines on it the stones of which it is built appear to have a golden glow.
The SW of France , ( Gers region) is a place that sidestepped the stresses of modern life, old fashioned manners are still used here. And everyone smiles at you.
I could highly recommend a break here as an antidote from the stresses of modern life.
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It seems that you have found paradise on earth~! It sounds as though Gers is like England used to be in the 1950's except of course that you are surrounded by "foodies" who demand the freshest of produce for their culinary inspirations. I envy you your Elysian fields with glorious weather and RAIN!
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pic 0ne and three, pic 2 is near romsey in hampshire. pic 4 & 5 in oxfordshire and pic 6 in gloucestershire..all taken this June. 
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