Chateau Kitchen

Kitchen art: Garrett the Carrot

More wallpapering pics

Dave & Sue Griffith found a house to rent, in Plottes - just 15km from the Château - so we took the day to help them get it setup - it's a new house, so all the walls need wallpaper & paint - which is the responsibility of the renter. We got 2.5 rooms done today, and people from the Chalon church are coming tomorrow to help them. It's a really great house, with a great view over the valley from the back - I should have taken some pictures from there for the blog.

The Griffith's have relocated from Le Creusot, where they've lived for over 25 years (I actually don't know how many exactly, but I think 25yrs is a safe estimate). They'll be continuing to work with churches in the region - especially some of the new church plants that are just getting started, and Plottes is a nice central location.

Wallpapering the Griffith's new place

Today we are spending the day helping Dave and Sue wallpaper their new
rental house!

Debbie's artwork

After 10 days of long hours at the chateau, debbie takes a much needed
break to relax and do some drawing.

Cambodian group dinner

60 people in the dining room is a tight fit, but they seemed to manage just fine.

Pam lighting candles for a birthday party on the last day - they had a whole pan of tiramisu left over for us :)

We had a great time with a large group of French Cambodians - about 60 of them were here for a whole week, and we did the cooking for them, so a lot of work, but a lot of fun too. We enjoyed getting to know them a little, and they enjoyed a great conference together! This week, our group cancelled, so we have a little time off from groups to catch up on paperwork, other projects, and rest. The next group coming is Rob & Nichole Plaster's film club, who will be at the Château for a weekend mini-film festival.

pics of our house

i'm in the states for my brother Joel's wedding. Last summer, i posted pics of John & I working on our house - taking off the old stucco. well, the house is finally all done - new roof, new stucco, and new paint, so i thought I'd post some pics.

work projects july

another quick video - of a few of the projects during July (we start cooking this month, so work projects are probably going to slow down a bit as we get back to just keeping the Château going)

video of gatehouse work

just a short video, with debbie and austen working on removing wallpaper, and a view of the ceiling, before we get it painted.

Pictures from July

I've posted some pictures from this last month, along with captions on my Picasa web albums - check 'em out - a few are posted here to give you a sample :)

yo-yo video

found this, thought it was pretty cool. enjoy!