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How We Named The House 

French film-maker Claude Chabrol shot his film “Le Bucher”, The Butcher, just across the river in Trémolat.  The whole town got to play extras in the cemetery scene, so he’s remembered fondly here and that's why Billy calls the house Le Chabrol.  But perhaps more to the point, for Gary anyway, is that to faire le chabrol is a Périgord tradition whereby, at the end of a meal, you dump the last of your wine onto your plate, stir it around with your fork to collect the bits and juices, then raise the plate to your lips and drink.  At last – a socially-acceptable way to lick your plate!  Vive la France!

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River breezes sweep over the pool and gardens, into the house.  And apart from a few house flies, there are no bugs here!

Enjoy lazy afternoons by the low-chlorine salt pool.  Six luxurious loungers await you, as well as a dining table for ten under the grape vines, a little lunch table under the cherry tree by the pool, and a picnic bench on the riverbank. 

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The antique country oak dining table seats 6 comfortably, or 10 to 12 with the leaves attached.  The house is stocked with antique country silver, Limoges china and endless stemware for enjoying the amazing food and wines you'll find in the daily farmers' markets.

The living room features a centuries-old fireplace we brought in from Bordeaux, and a large flat-screen TV with French cable and English Sky TV with the extra Sports and Movies packages.  A fine Bose stereo/home cinema system with an attached iPod dock round out the indoors entertainment.

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The centre-piece of the house, the kitchen is our pride and joy.  A gourmet's delight, with everything you could hope to find.  Two or three people can comfortably cook at once, while visiting with guests in the open-plan living room, or while watching the big-screen TV across the way.

Upstairs, the Master Bedroom has a large en-suite bathroom.  The Charlotte Room has a bath just across a little hall which can be made private if no one's staying in the Middle Bedroom.  The Middle Bedroom shares Charlotte's bathroom, and features a pair of French doors (portes-fenêtre) opening onto a sweet little balcony.  All bedrooms face the gardens, pool and river.

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The Master Bedroom features a 180cm bed (British Super-King, American large Queen).  The corner exposure gives it a constant delightful breeze, and it has a fine view of the bridge.  Its en-suite bathroom is sunny and breezy, tiled floor to ceiling in sparkling white.  It has a great stall shower, and -- the secret to a happy marriage -- two sinks!

Charlotte's Room has a nice little study area, a huge closet, and Billy's cherished framed 2-sheet for Jacques Tati's Les Vacances de M. Hulot.  The bathroom, shared with the Middle Bedroom, is tiled floor to ceiling in sparkling white and has an Oeuil de Boeuf (Bull's Eye) window in the shower.

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The Middle Bedroom enjoys outdoor space with a little breakfast balcony featuring wrought iron cafe seating for two.  The 180cm bed (British Super-King, American large Queen) breaks apart to two 90cm (Twin) beds if required.  All beds feature first-rate super-high-threadcount combed Egyptian cotton sheets.

The typically-French gravel terrace constitutes our summer dining room.  With no bugs to bother us, and wonderfully warm evenings in summer, we dine as late as we want, dragging out the candles only when the sun starts setting sometime around 10 or 11 pm.  Heaven!