Mas de Panis

Today is the third anniversary of Maud’s passing on. I really do miss Maud so much and many people tell me that hardly a day goes by when she is not fondly spoken of wherever they are. She would be delighted to know that this city slicker has settled in nicely at Mas de Panis. [...]

My mother, Maud Beamish, and her partner, Ivan Gardner, discovered Mas de Panis in the French summer of 1986 when they came to visit Ivan’s friend, Peggy Nercessian, who lived 15 km from here, near Najac. They instantly fell in love with the place and Maud’s family took steps to acquire it. Ivan was a Cambridge [...]