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Life at № 42 by E.M. Coutinho

Les belles demeures des anciens patrons mazamétains – 11/02/2018 – ladepeche.fr

“…Face au château, trois belles et grandes demeures. «Elles ont toutes appartenu à la même famille Vidal, propriétaire d’une des grandes fabriques de délainage. C’est d’abord le père qui a construit, suivi du fils, puis de la fille.»

Sonia Servant regarde avec minutie le panorama. «Si l’extérieur ne laisse rien paraître, à l’intérieur, c’est une autre histoire», sourit l’historienne. C’est-à-dire ?”

Source: Les belles demeures des anciens patrons mazamétains – 11/02/2018 – ladepeche.fr

And the article ends with Si vous êtes propriétaire d’une maison de maître sur Mazamet et la Vallée du Thoré et intéressé par le travail de Sonia Servant CALL HER… 

So number 42 is one of those three houses mentioned in the article. After some deliberation today we decided to go ahead and let Mme. Servant come for a visit and photography session. I’m always unsure about balancing private and public (a blog with a small audience doesn’t count.) After the last house got publicity we had the occasional stranger just knocking on the door and asking to look inside – which I didn’t love. This is of course a very different thing, and these houses are part of the fabric, the history of the town, so there’s a certain responsibility attached.

15 comments on “Les belles demeures des anciens patrons mazamétains – 11/02/2018 – ladepeche.fr

  1. Osyth
    February 16, 2018

    It is so difficult to know whether to allow cameras into your home and I am sorry that you had the indignity of strangers rocking up at your door for a tour of your previous home. I am sure you will be fine this time. And thank you for sharing the article which I certainly would not have stumbled on by myself 😊

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    • The Pink Agendist
      February 16, 2018

      I imagine (and hope) in a town setting it’s much less likely that anyone think they can ring the bell 😀

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  2. Bela Johnson
    February 16, 2018

    Nice to get recognition for your work on the house. And six years of French in middle and high school won’t get me through the article, but I did grasp most of it 😉 Well done!

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    • The Pink Agendist
      February 16, 2018

      The merit is for the people who created it – we’re just preserving what was already done 🙂

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      • Bela Johnson
        February 16, 2018

        Well that’s something. We’ve done both – created And preserved. Both have merit.

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  3. inspiredbythedivine1
    February 16, 2018

    Always got cameras and news people in my home. It was tough to deal with at first, but, being the first ever self-awarded Nobel Prize winner brings with it a lot of attention. I knew that when I accepted the award. And I’ve learned to live with it.

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  4. john zande
    February 16, 2018

    I know 13 Russians who might be interested in buying it today

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    • The Pink Agendist
      February 16, 2018

      For how much? My last two properties were sold to Russians, so I’m ready to go 😀

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      • john zande
        February 16, 2018

        I knew about the last one. Appears you have a Russian fetish. And why not. If you have WiFi and looooots of power outlets, plus 453 postal boxes, I’m sure you’ll be hearing from them very soon.

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      • The Pink Agendist
        February 16, 2018

        CORRELATION DOES NOT IMPLY CAUSATION!!!! 😛

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      • john zande
        February 16, 2018

        Tell that to Meuller

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      • The Pink Agendist
        February 16, 2018

        I’m French. No extradition 😛

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  5. A.C. Flory (@ACFlory)
    February 17, 2018

    Isn’t it strange. In Spain you kind of made history. In Mazamet, you’re part of history, or at least the house is. We really are just custodians of place aren’t we?

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    • The Pink Agendist
      February 17, 2018

      In Spain the architectural concept was all Mike’s – I just did the interiors. Except for Villa Trianon, that was me… 🙂
      And yes, we just get to care for property for a while, and with a bit of luck and effort we can hopefully have a positive impact on it.

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