Happy New Year 2016!

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We would like to present to you our best wishes for 2016. Click on the picture to have a look back and see what happened in 2015 in La Ville Heleuc! 2016 will surely reserve lots of new events, surprises, and visits in La Ville Heleuc – perhaps you… Any case we wish you lots […]

Elderflower champagne

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Elderflower champagne – cuvée 2015 Flowering of elder started already at the end of may in La Ville Heleuc – it’s time to start the 2015 vintage of elderflower champagne. The moon calendar showed up flower days on sunday and monday. Ideal to start. Unfortunately the sun did not show up sunday and wether was rather […]

Ice sculptures

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After two nights of frost, it was still very cold in the evening of December 28th. We decided to prepare ice sculptures with the children. We picked up some fruit and dried flowers, twigs and leaves. Then in the kitchen everyone prepared its setting in a bowl. We put all the bowls on the terrace, […]

Houses of fairies

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Not long ago we discovered those little houses in the woods near the mirror of the fairies. We had tried to have a look at the habitants through a window or an open door, but without any success. Opinions differed – were they elves or fairies or other creatures? … but in this sunny last […]

Christmas tree

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This year we chose an ecological Christmas tree. The visit of Mahery and Justine of Hopineo was the opportunity to make it together and in less time than it takes to say the tree was made, set up and decorated. And some hours after Mahery finished this short video.   A bit later came up […]

Baby owl rescue

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At noon today, our guests have discovered a small owl at the entrance of Le Fournil. It seems to be a tawny owl, although usually barn owls live in the nest box in the Manor… It sometimes happens, that little owls do not manage to get back into the nest box when they learn to […]

Bees back home!

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After more than 12years bees are back home in La Ville Heleuc! Four swarms were installed upstairs in Michel’s workshop shed. The hives will be well protected from hot weather in the summer and cold in the winter. In addition the installation height allows to pass underneath without danger. We hope to collect honey from […]

Août 2011

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L’été est presque fini, alors qu’il commence à vouloir vraiment faire beau. Nos vacanciers se relaient et nous apprenons à gérer deux gîtes en même temps. La ronde autour du feu du dimanche soir est déjà devenue une tradition – l’occasion de faire connaissance avec les nouveaux, de discuter ensemble, tout en dégustant une Duchesse […]