How many times have you said to yourself….”if only I had a French Chateau to put this in.”  Well, you’re in luck.  This historical monument of France is up for sale and it happens to include all the amenities you are probably looking for – including spacious grounds and necessary accompanying buildings, gardens, and terraced landscaped tree-planted woods.  Your own forest as a bonus.  Only 130 miles outside of Paris, and close to Le Mans, Tours and Blois.  All this for  $2.14 million.  BUY

The ancient Greeks are the first recorded in history to begin tossing coins as far as they could.  The Romans came along and updated the game by giving it a target.  Today, in the south of France, Petanque is played – with a chilled glass of wine in hand.  Easy to play, simply toss the small ball about 35 yards on clay or grass.  Then alternate trying to toss the big balls as close to the small one as possible.  You can knock others out – and closest gets 1 point.  If you have two closest you get 2 points.  More on the rules here.  Easy enough, and still enjoyed after thousands of years. Polished alloy set of six, comes with canvas carrying case.  $50 BUY