Pics of the outside of Sacy

Here are some pics of the outside of the house and the gardens. I didn't include everything because the pics take FOREVER to load, but this will give you an idea of what it's like. Sorry about the order, it's pretty random.



This is one of my bedroom windows, on the right end of the house.














This is a meadow behind the house and to the left. Beyond the hedges is a garden.















This is a really pretty gate on the far left wall that leads to an open field.












This is the "kitchen garden" where we planted potatoes, carrots and zuchini. Raspberries, strawberries, spinach and leeks are already growing here. It's not the greatest pic of the garden, but the light on the canola field beyond the wall is gorgeous.




















This is another shot of the kitchen garden, with the back of the barn at the end.
















On the left is the barn, on the right is the meadow and the compost. If you follow the path all the way to the end, you will end up in front of the pretty gate I took a picture of, and the kitchen garden on the left.









This is a shot taken from the courtyard of the front of the barn. hermine doesn't have any animals, but she stores most of the tools in here. There's also a ping pong table, but it's been so cold out we haven't played yet.












This is at the front end of the property against the wall-- it used to be an outhouse.












Here's a shot of the front of the chateau taken just inside the gates. The entire property is surrounded by 10-foot stone walls.











On the far left is the back of the house, and in the middle is the dovecote (although there aren't any birds in there because the stray cats ate them all. Hermine doesn't want to get anymore birds because of the bird flu). On the right is a little bit of the barn, and in the bottom left-hand corner is a bit of the concrete structure that is divided into sections: one for the compost, and others for lettuce and other greens.