Photo Gallery
View from front garden to courtyard
The front patio with view of garden
The view from the entry patio
A view of the township of Vabres
The reading nook in the living room
The view from the reading nook
The courtyard and garden
Garden terrace above courtyard
Looking to the courtyard from the garden terrace above
The bedroom with a vintage American quilt from the 1930's on the wall, and other original artwork
The lending library has poetry, magazines, and yoga books, in addition to fiction, history and tour guides
A place for contemplation in the bedroom
The full kitchen on the 3rd floor
Home grown herbal tea mixes are available
Summer kitchen and breezeway tunnel
Spring on the garden terrace above the courtyard
The lavender flowers in little sachets in the guesthouse are from the garden
A zen view from the bathroom
The lending library has fiction and history (french and english), tour guides, and garden books
The entry at the top of the stone staircase
The mezzanine bar
There are origninal artworks throughout the guesthouse; batiks on silk and pastel drawings inspired by Cevenole landscapes
Spring xeriscape
Spring xeriscape
View from garden to horse pasture
Wildflowers in spring
New foals are usually born in April
Swinging in the shade of the big oak tree
The majestic white oak in the fall
Under the big oak
The xeriscape "butte"
A 30-minute walk from the Buckeye
The path from parking to house
A 10-minute walk from the Buckeye
The Monday market in Lasalle, a 10-minute drive
The Lasalle market in the summer
A classical music concert at a castle 10 minutes from the Buckeye
In this view the Buckeye is highlighted in pink
A 3-day Napoleanic War reenactment comes to Vabres each spring
The Vabres city hall, 200 yards from the house, where there is a park with a petanque court (like bacci ball) - game balls available at guesthouse
A view from a trail 15 minutes from the Buckeye
A winter scene on the Vis River near Ganges