If you like this article, please share. There are several other similar ones, but basically the site matches house and pet sitters with homeowners who need help with pet and home care. After some communication back and forth, I booked my plane and train tickets in preparation for my next adventure.
It is located in very beautiful countryside and farmland. Both the Dordogne Valley and the Lot Valley are 1. The weather was truly atrocious. In the pouring rain, we loaded my bag in the car and headed to Jollity Farm around 8pm.
Fortunately, we arrived home to a warm, traditional French meal of lentils and Toulouse Sausage, that Linda had prepared in a crock pot. This dish, coupled with a melon salad, took the chill off my bones and filled my empty stomach. Linda is a retired nurse that clearly uses her skills on her lot of animals, much of whom are getting a second chance. Derek is a truck driver who travels across Europe for three months at a time before he gets a month off to enjoy the farm.
They have kids in Australia and England. First, we let the dogs out of their sleeping stall in the barn. For the next hour of chores, Elmo and Brisca, both border collies, followed us around as they waited for their walk through the woods. Three chickens a rooster and two hens roost in the barn overnight.
In the morning, they get a few handfuls of grain. Not on my watch. Fortunately, they only had to stay in the barn two nights. Going into the housesit, I was a little worried about the goats since they can be mischievous. By the end, they were some of my favorites, especially Zou Zou who always greeted me in hopes of getting a treat.
