À Table! PANDAS ~remembering Alex
The COVID pandemic has consumed us all. My heart goes out to those that have lost loved ones and the debt owed to our health care workers can never be repaid. Globally the world has been tipped on its axis. …
Posts tagged Lourmarin
The story of the poppies, in Provence and elsewhere
It’s May and the poppies are blooming in Provence. Their tiny black faces almost obscured by their bright red hats, delicate, vibrant, petals wafting in the breeze. Last year I was in Lourmarin admiring them. This year I should have …
Unprecedented times, stay safe & well my friends……
These are unprecedented times. As I type those words, I cannot help but think of another unprecedented time when the world faced a different peril. I’ve often wondered if I’d been alive then, would I have had what it takes …
Christmas traditions & shopping in Provence
It’s December and people everywhere are getting ready for Christmas. After weeks of blue skies and gentle warm days it’s raining where I live in California and temperatures have plummeted. The puddles are splattered with the last remnants of autumn …
Markets in Provence
A visit to Lourmarin would not be complete without at least one visit to a local market in Provence. Friday is market day in Lourmarin But from early morning until about 1pm you’ll find a market in Provence, somewhere, every day: Markets …
‘a few of my favourite things…..’ in Provence!
When one thinks of Provence, a visual wonder of enchanting spectacles fills the mind. Over the years I’ve tried to capture their simple magic to remember when I’m far away. Sharing them with you now the words of Frederic Mistral, …
Rose de Bagatelle ~more treasures & gifts from Lourmarin
‘It’s a small world’ ‘It’s a small world’, maybe an over used cliché…… Yet things often happen to me, fine gossamer strands weaving connections to my life in California and very often Provence. These invisible threads do indeed shrink my …
Lavender, the essence of Provence from La Maison FRANC 1884, Lourmarin
When Philippe Franc, the owner of La Maison FRANC first came to live in Pertuis, near Lourmarin, his neighbor welcomed him with a gift, a lavender wand or Coeur de Lavande. It was a defining moment and the first step …
Le Château Constantin, Lourmarin ~ when you dream a little
Many people dream of owning a winery; a romantic illusion of strolling through carefully tended vines sharing your vintages within the shadows of a sprawling château, which for me would have to be in Provence. Of course dreams like this …
Maisons des Cerises ~ Our village house for rent in Lourmarin
AVAILABLE FOR RENT OUR VILLAGE HOUSE IN LOURMARIN To rent CLICK HERE Maison des Cerises is our village house for rent in Lourmarin. All recently completely renovated, is a short stroll from the center of the village, its boulangerie, chic …