Help us with gardening and daily life in Fougerolles du plessis, France

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  Description

  We need 1 or 2 people to help in our beautiful old Mansion in Normandie for 1 month in july. My husband and I are retired and live in this house with a big french style garden filled with fruits and vegetables that need to be picked up and transformed. We are also doing some renovation work in the house so we'll need help to do some painting job. We enjoy taking our time to do sport, hiking, cycling....And we are passionate about music and history. During sommer we receive some visite from our grand children aged between 1 and 11. The region is beautiful and full of things to visit, like Mont Saint Michel or D-day beaches.
  
  Nous recherchons pour juillet 2022 une ou 2 personnes pour nous aider dans les travaux de jardinage et de bricolage dans une propriété . Mon mari et moi , retraités, habitons un vieux manoir en Normandie. Un beau jardin à la française nous offre de nombreux fruits et légumes qu'il faut recolter et transformer . Nous faisons aussi restaurer la maison et auront des travaux de peinture à réaliser. Nous aimons prendre du temps pour le sport, randonnées, vélo et aimons la musique et l'histoire. Nous accueillerons nos enfants et petits enfants au mois d'août.
  La région est très riche en beaux sites à visiter, dont le Mont St Michel et les plages du debarquement.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learn French, the very rich history of Normandy (2nd World War), and also to use garden products; discovery of our very close neighbours, farmers. Learning french, the very rich history of Normandy, world war ll, as well as how to use all sorts of products from the garden. Meeting our Farmer friends and neighbors.
  
  Apprendre le français, l'histoire très riche de la Normandie ( 2eme guerre mondiale), et aussi à utiliser les produits du jardin; découverte de nos voisins très proches, agriculteurs.
  Learning french, the very rich history of Normandie, world war ll, as well as how to use all sorts of products from the garden. Meeting our Farmer friends and neighbors.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Picking raspberries, currants, blackcurrants to make jams and sorbets. Painting in the house. Occasional help with house: cooking, cleaning. Pick up raspberries, blackberries to make some jams and sorbets. Painting jobs and punctual help around the house: cleaning, cooking.
  
  Cueillette de framboises groseille, cassis pour réaliser des confitures et des sorbets.
  Travaux de peinture dans la maison.
  Aide ponctuelle au travail de la maison : cuisine, ménage.
  Pick up raspberries, blackberries to make some jams and sorbets. Painting jobs and punctual help around the house : cleaning, cooking.

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  Accommodation

  Big Mansion with spacious rooms equipped with bathrooms, ancien style. The kitchen will be undergoing renovation ( we are building an extension ), but the meels will still be provided, of course !
  
  Grande maison avec de grandes chambres avec salle de bain, style ancien.
  La cuisine sera en travaux mais les repas seront assurés.

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  What else ...

  No public transportation nearby. We are 50 minutes by car from a train station. We travel by car and bicycle. The town and shops are 1.5 km away. No nearby public transportation. We are 50 mins away from a train station. We mostly move around with a car or the bicycles. Nearby shops and town is 1.5 km away
  
  Pas de transport en commun à proximité. Nous sommes à 50 mn en voiture d'une gare. Nous nous déplaçons en voiture et à vélo.
  Le bourg et les commerces sont à 1,5 km.
  No nearby public transportation. We are 50 mn away from a train station. We mostly move around with a car or the bicycles. Nearby shops and town is 1.5 km away

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  4/5 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem.