La Tannerie

Gîtes and Chambres d'Hôtes in sunny south Charente

About us

Meet the team

Liz Smith

Liz at La Tannerie

Where were you born?
Colchester in Essex.

Previous jobs
Clerical Officer with BT; own catering business; Medical Secretary; PA to NHS Director of IT.

What would you be doing now if you hadn't moved to France?
Driving up and down the A12 to work.

What do you miss most?
The children

Hobbies?
Reading, cooking.

Favourite single of all time?
'Gangsters Paradise' - Coolio

Favourite book?
Anything by PJ Tracy

Favourite film?
'Dirty Dancing'


Jeremy Smith

Jeremy at La Tannerie

Where were you born?
100 yards (but several years) away from Liz.

Previous jobs
Taught languages in Colchester for 29 years.

What would you be doing now if you hadn't moved to France?
Probably teaching - it was a very comfortable rut, and I enjoyed the job really.

What do you miss most?
The children, of course, but the daily newspapers were an obsession.

Hobbies
Music, building websites, watching football.

Favourite single of all time?
'God Only Knows' - The Beach Boys

Favourite book?
'Lost in Music' - Giles Smith - because it's the only book I'm ever likely to appear in!

Favourite film?
'The Sound of Music' - from a very short list of films I've sat through.

 

Peter Powis

Jeremy at La Tannerie

Where were you born?
Colchester.

What do you miss most?
Liz and Jeremy's children and playing in the band

Hobbies
Colouring and taking photos.

Favourite single of all time?
Anything by Michael Jackson

Favourite film?
'The Great Escape'

Favourite website?
www.peterpowis.com

 

Madison ('Maddi')

Graham at La Tannerie

Born - 11 October 2007, the first of a litter of nine.

Hobbies - retrieving and swimming

 

Minstrel ('Minty')

Graham at La Tannerie

Born - 11 October 2007, the last of the same litter.

Hobbies - eating and digging

 

Lilac

Graham at La Tannerie

Born - some time in 1998.

Hobbies - sleeping and looking cute

 

Bonnie ('Bluffy Fastard')

Graham at La Tannerie

Born - not sure, perhaps 2002?

Hobbies - eating and chasing things

 

Graham Wells

Graham returned to work in his native Australia in August 2009.