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- We get gardening in our river and set off for a road trip to a vide grenier. Come along for the ride.
Frugal Queen in France
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We are a British couple living in Brittany on a budget.
Frugal recipes, days out, home renovations and day to day making do in France.
We’ll give you hints, tips, advice and an insight into our life in France.
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It is so wonderful, year-by-year, to see the marvelous transformation you have made in your home and grounds. It takes a lot of consistent work and focus, and the payoff has been spectacular.
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I love that you show that being frugal can be fun and beautiful!
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Oh your Boot Sale is my idea of heaven ! Your garden is looking spectacular - such a lot of work but a source of joy and the river is delightful. ❤
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You and your husband she be very proud of what you’ve accomplished. You are excellent stewards of that house and garden.
That's very kind
I so love it when I go to a yard sale or flea market and find a bargain on something I've wanted for a long time! I've hit the jackpot a few times myself.
You guys are doing so well on your garden and yard, as we Americans call it. You should be so proud.
I love how happy you sound with your purchases from the vide-grenier!
Jane we’d call that a Flea Market in US. I love ur haul and I never thought I’d be saying that without it being a grocery haul LOL. But I love flowers. Can’t do much gardening here at my apartment complex, they have landscaping done. I have a potted mini rose bush 🌹 that they allowed.
Oh Hemlock and Shakespeare! We call them Flea markets and other names, fun times. Your purchases were lovely.
Hydrangeas are one of my favourite plants too, I loved your haul, the coffee pot is so cute x
Your garden looks so beautiful, especially with the stream looking so healthy.
Great bargains you found, I love the coffee pot too 😊
I have never heard of the hemlock water drop wort. Thanks for educating me. I probably would have touched it & never knew the seriousness of it. Thank you Jane! Wow!!! 😮
Your river is gorgeous. Such a beautiful property.
I miss France and walking around getting the bargains. Like you I love the coffee pots and have two from our time in France and endless other treasures. Fantastic x
Greetings from Costa Rica. What a lovely coffee pot. The garden looks great. Enjoy the weather.
Thanks very much
Hydrangeas are my favourite as well, can't wait to see them in flower
Jane such great finds! I especially love the coffee pot ❤️
Nice haul. I really love the colors in that painted coffee pot. Beautiful. In my area we call this type of sale a “flea market” always good fun in my opinion.
That was fun -- it will be interesting to see how those plants settle in and grow in your garden.
I would love to move to France it looks so tranquil 🌸
Same here! 😺❤️💙💜🇦🇺
Brittany isnt france.
I love seeing yard sales/flea market/boot sales in other countries. There is always such a unique variety of treasures. Your plants were a great bargain! We are starting to accumulate items for a big sale later this year. It is a community sale that follows a stretch of highway. Very well attended. it is a lot of fun.
Do you get many wild animals in your garden? I would think the stream would attract a critter or two. It's beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Love the blue coffeepot!
Oooh your garden just looks more and more beautiful, you two should be very proud of the job you've done. 😍💚
It's obvious you've put an incredible amount of work into your property and it looks lovely.
Thanks for taking us along. Lol, we love a flea market. It's the thrill of the hunt for a bargain.
I LOVE the coffee pot!
It really is the little things that give us the most joy!
Love, love, love the teapot!!!
Thanks for watching
Thanks Jane & Mike ❤
That sounds like a lovely day, simple pleasures and frugal treasures 😍 Wanted to tell you that a recycling centre in High Wycombe has been voted best in Uk, it has a hospice shop in the grounds, just like you have in France, really encouraging 👍 hopefully that will spread around the country 🤞Best wishes to you both and thanks for another enjoyable video ❤
That's super
The stream and gardens are looking great. I love trawling through sales like that! So much fun
Such a gorgeous property
Thanks for sharing your road trip adventure. I loved those small tables at 4:28!! I sprouted an avocado seed. I heard it makes a beautiful plant even if you never get an avocado from it. Your dogs are adorable! Glad that you show them in your video's.
You are both doing great work in your garden and stream, looks wonderful ❤
Hi Jane and Mike Wife and I love your Sunday episode it' always very interesting - keep going xx
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Very satisfying to see your stream running so beautifully after your clearing the weeds away! I wonder what happened before you took over? I suppose someone kept it free flowing! Lovely sale you went to and I would have loved to go to something like that! I loved all your bargains and you certainly did well. Thank you for a lovely video.
It is good to see that you do splash out sometimes on something frivolous ! Love the coffee pot. I'm sure there is a place in your budget
for this kind of spending which means you can enjoy doing this without stress.
Greetings from Ohio , where the weather is finally warm enough to get my tomato plants in the ground . Your property is so lovely but I know it takes a
lot of work to keep it looking so beautiful ... you and your husband must have boundless energy to keep it up so well !
Thanks for watching
You did well with your haul
Beautiful flowers, great finds at the garage sale and in the background your barn which is looking fabulous! You guys should be very pleased with all of your hard work. It’s really paid off👍
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Greetings from Florida USA. Loved all your bargains!!
Really enjoyed that! Great haul. I had an old galvanised bath and a galvanised wash tub when I had a garden and used to plant them up. I think they look great but either lavender or geraniums were my favourites. I loved the little coffee pot too and the basket - in fact everything!!
I have a churn like those with a small clematis in! The flowers tumble down over the edge, very pretty!
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I love all of your videos Jane! Ciao from Italy 👋🏻
Thanks very much
I love your river. I would love to sit and listen to it. I probably wouldn’t get anything dine lol you are such an inspiration!
Thanks very much. I often dut by the river.
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In Australia, we would call your river a creek. A river is much much larger here and certainly can't be waded in and weeded. Lovely to see your video. Thank you for sharing.
In france , petit ruisseau=> ruisseau ou petite riviere => riviere => grande riviere => fleuve.
In brittany we dont have fleuve , biggest its a canal and some rivieres. But a lot of creek ruisseaux so often big creek is called river by abuse.
A big river in australia ? The biggest river is the Murray river, (i lived in Mildura a long time ago) wich is not big at all.
I now live in french Guyana by
The mahuri river wich is actualy at list 20 times as big as the Murray.
Fair enough. Perhaps I should have said that my perception of a river is that it is much bigger than what we call a creek here in southern Qld. Have a nice day.
@@farmerwife8412 issue is you say that like murray river is massive river then if u compare to france biggest rivers its not.
And dont forget australia is large territory.
The foortage there is in brittany an former independant country settled by celtic person migrant of england. So not french frank. We say river when that have a name and creek ruisseau when its not named.. its very rainy country but we have not big river , due territory is arounded by the sea . In breton river is ster and avon aven for old breton like gaelic.
Love the little blue coffee pot and what bargain plants!
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Well...weeding your stream is a first for me...looks fantastic! And. such a lovely day finding your treasures! Tres enjoyable! Thanks for your wonderful vlogs... you and Mike are so good at this...xoxoxo
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I love a good sale! You did very well.
Love those vide greniers. About 5 years ago I owned a little vintage we store and we travel to France for treasure hunting on these vide greniers 🇫🇷😍Greetings from Belgium 😘
They’re such fun
I love everything vintage. I adore the coffee cup.
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Hello, thank you for this very interesting video. France is a beautiful country with many very positive things, but also, as everywhere, negative aspects. For example, homeschooling has recently been practically banned, even though it's an interesting way of educating children.
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Your garden is stunningly beautiful Jane..heaven on earth
Good deal on the plants.....😮😊
Flea markets are so fun! Near my town it's called Paris Market of all things! Love your haul especially the blue coffee pot and your planter!!!
Thanks for watching
Love seeing your treasures.
Wow, great stuff antiques...
When I was in Nice I took the train to Caan and passed the stop. I got off on the next stop. Quint town in the square there was a Flee market/garage sale. But the items were top quality furniture, jewelry, and silver. I remember purchasing a ring and a silver sugar server
Great finds!
Love the coffee pot!! 😊
Great items!
Love the teapot!
Dolly and Mary are overseeing the work ! 😅adore the coffee pot it's beautiful ❤
Star performance
I love the outdoor market venue visit! I imagine it was fun and the prices seemed reasonable. We have one near here but it doesn't have furniture or bigger items. But i need to go again soon to find some gardening items and plants. 👍🌅
It was fun.
I call your river a creek because it looks like the size of a creek.
Absolutely love your new "old" coffee pot!
Thanks very much
Greetings from the jersey shore.😊
Hello.....
Loved the video!
Vide grenier sounds a lot better than flea market!
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Could you propagate some of those plants in your new poly tunnel? Loved you haul .. totally agree with the coffee pot, i have an old german red one and same as you, decoration only 😊
I always look forward to ur video's, love them
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The metal planter ensure you do not place it in the sun the plant will get too hot
Such a beautiful property.
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Lovely video!
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A lovely day out and a real bargain on your treasure-hunting finds! So pretty, everything! You got a deal on that planter, as here in the states planters not half as nice as yours go for two and three times as much. Thanks for a relaxing video.
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Hello from Tennessee in the USA! Jane and Mike! The videos you make have become my tiny obsessions. I greedily await for each one. I love your little haul quick question what are the pink flowers called? Love the red geraniums in your window sill!! Have a wonderful day😊
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You have a beautiful property, I love rummaging in car boot sales, I have a galvanised old mop bucket
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I'm seeing several things I could use for my place at the garage sale
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Hello from Oceanside, Ca where prices are HIGH!
Love hydrangeas, have never seen the white ones.
They're beautiful
Lovely content as always, you should be tapping that river for free power with a water turbine.
Love the stuff you got . Instant colour with your plants . Nice to get bargains . Did your hubby buy anything ?
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We would call that river a creek in the 🇺🇲. Yeah, that hemlock is nasty stuff.
You do have a beautiful property. You have quilting as a hobby and gardening too but what hobbies or past times does Mike have?
I would love to pack my belongings and move from wet Wales to France !!!😭😭😭😭😭😭
Well if you need a house sitter, I'm available, 60yr and honest.
I meant coffee pot..ha,ha!
When I bought this house I had/have a garage full of them and clay pots, I sold some of them cheaper than that 😳😳. Better re-price my left overs 😬😬
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Do you have to dispose of the water drop hemlock separately from your compost or does it break down safely?
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Hello, great channel and tips. I was drawn into the idea of moving to France partially. I came to find out of the several taxes involved in enquiring a property. Have you shared your experience or if you have any tips regarding this as I heard it varies from area to another. Would love to know you experience since you focus on keeping costs low. 🤗 thank you
Thé notaire fees are 10% of the property value and most of that is tax. After that income tax and social charges are a bargain as you can see your taxes at work around your locality
@@FrugalQueeninFrance thank you for the reply. I was aiming to get details on the 2 taxes paid per annum like the foncier and the habaticion which I was told can differ based on the location and region. Sorry my question was not very clear
@@mahaalbalushi6751 that's different for every department, commune and size of house. I'm in a modest neighborhood so ours is 671€ a year. Taxe d'habitation for your maison principale has been abolished. It's increased for your maison secondaire.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance thank you for the clarification much appreciated
Just curious, with all of the hemlock in your stream, is the water dangerous to drink or could you filter it? Or is the hemlock plant only dangerous if it itself is touched or ingested? We don't have this plant in our area.
It’s only harmless if you eat any part of it.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance thank you!! We're avid backpackers and are always interested in learning
@@kellyburnette1900 in France, only drink water that is 'potable' never drink river water due to farming
Curious....how do you dispose of that deadly weed?
It get chucked to the side. No animals touch it, they naturally know what is poisonous or not.
Did you apply for a 12 month retirement visa to live in France ? If you buy a house in France does it help you to be allowed to live in France ? regards Paul
We arrived as EU citizens and our visa reflects that. For all immigration and visa information, visit the French government immigration website. Buying a house in France does not give you any right to live here.