artisans, and that helped the immersion into the area. If we needed help or an opinion there was always someone we could turn to or someone who knew someone."
To those who have not changed their lives in the way the Burrows family have there is a common misconception that long days are spent in the sun, on the terrace, sipping a glass of wine, or several, and winding down the 'clock of life'. Unfortunately, or fortunately perhaps, that is neither sustainable or realistic. Although they had a solid financial background on which to build their new life in France Jackie and David were practical.
"We were financially ok but it wasn`t bullet-proof. " says Jackie. "There has been economic volatility for some years now and if you sat on your pension it would go, very quickly.
Above and left: The Burrows rental properties, typically Dordogne