May 16th 2011 – No news from Mavaleix

07-06-2016

The world is topsy-turvy to begin with, but especially so in our case. As the financial crisis continues, passivity reigns. “After all, you have to trim the fat.” But not us. We embarked on the biggest project of our lives, right in the middle of the crisis. We bought, renovated and moved into an enormous building. If you succeed, you can always blame it on a different law of economics, namely, that you need to think and act in an anti-cyclical fashion. It is precisely in times like these that you can make a difference; you can try to make headway or do whatever it takes to succeed.

As a result of all the pressure and buckets of money spent, no work has been done on the holiday homes in France. The outbuildings are still on the verge of being finished. They’re quite comfortable and we have been spending our holidays there for years. The mill is completely finished on the outside and the interior is ready for the carpentry work, i.e. almost finished. But we’re not going to be making any changes in the near future, as we first need to finish our adventure at Strijp.

Another secondary effect of the financial crisis is that my good friend Willem – the lord of the manor from whom I bought the land and mill – has not yet sold his castle/hotel/restaurant and will not be doing so any time soon. It’s actually quite a regrettable situation, but does have one major advantage: it’s still possible to enjoy the same fantastic atmosphere at Château de Mavaleix as always.

  

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