Name

The Little Old Lady Who Could, and Did, and Does.

Description

At 74, I left Idaho for a 170-year-old stone house in a village in the heart of France. I bought it for €23,000, and I'm restoring it slowly, one room and one season at a time.

I'm Carolyn Smith-Kizer: an herbalist with more than 20 years' experience, a French colonial reenactor for over two decades, and proof that it's never too late for a new chapter. This channel is my real life in Clugnat, Creuse and the history underneath it all.

My shows:
🏡 The Slow Renovation: bringing a 170-year-old maison de ville back to life
🔎 History Detective: following small clues, a postcard, a mark on a gate, an old plate, back to the forgotten stories of France
🔔 The Hours of Clugnat: the village bells and skies at morning, noon and evening, with no talking
🍽 Only What's Needed: quiet reflections on the old things that earn their place
🌿 The garden: a Carolingian kitchen garden planted from Charlemagne's Capitulare de Villis
🎙 Live conversations: history, strategy and life, with your questions

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