After 15 years living in Hydra, where she ran a gallery and interior design boutique, Véronique Bloch-Powell felt it was time to return to her roots in the CharenteMaritime in southwest France. Even though the area was close to her heart for its comfortable climate and unspoilt countryside, as well as her family ties, it was hard not to feel a little nostalgic for the island life she'd left behind in Greece
But when she came across the old millhouse that is now her
