Our small village in France

We currently live in Guyonvelle, a village of about 100 residents in the Haute Marne province. We are about 60 miles from Dijon, a large city that draws a lot of tourists from all over the world.

Guyonvelle is in an agricultural setting. Our house is at the end of this street:

The house itself was built in 1806, on the remains of a castle that was much older, and very large. Our (wine) cellar for example is from that medieval structure and the north wall of the house is about three feet thick. The house itself is very comfortable and spacious. In addition, there are two very large stone barns and another, smaller house on the property which is on about 9 acres of wooded terrain. An abundance of space, all the more when comparing to the boats we are considering as liveaboards. Here's a picture of the front of the house:

It's been a very mild fall, although last night it dipped to about 40 degrees. We've been heating the house on firewood, with the large cooker that is in the kitchen, very cozy. We'll be going for a walk today to enjoy the fall colors, I need to mow the grass one last time before winter, and I am thinking of lighting the large pile of gardening leftovers from the past months (think large bonfire) so that's all cleaned up.

Loggers have been cutting down lots of century old trees on a neighbouring property, so our view from the house has changed a bit. Times are changing.