Postcards from our day-to-day life in Provence
So that’s it – we’re home after another fantastic couple of weeks in the Luberon and yes we do have our next holiday booked and yes we are already counting the days until we go again. We do live in a lovely part of the country, right on the edge of Dartmoor & within a … More The Simple, Natural & Uncomplicated Pleasures of Provence
‘So what do you think?’ asked my hubby as we were cycling back along the round Luberon Trail from Merindol this afternoon. ‘What do you mean? – What do I think?’ I asked in return, only for him to reply ‘How long do you think it would take us to get bored here?’ The simple … More Two Weeks in Provence – Day 14 – How long do you think it would take us to get bored?
To be honest after 2 days of going to markets the boys felt they needed the morning off and opted to stay at the house whilst hubby & I headed off to Forcalquier for the morning. As I mentioned last week the market at Forcalquier seems to have more of a local craft focus than … More Two Weeks in Provence – Day 10 – A ‘crafty’ morning @ Forcalquier
Today started with blue skies and the wind of the last couple of days had certainly dropped, which meant a day’s cycle ahead. The morning started though with feeding the chickens, who have become quite good friends over the past week and I must admit I now find it hard to contemplate renting a holiday home … More Two Weeks in Provence – Day 7 –Breakfast with a view & Crafts in Avignon
Sometimes when you travel, everything works like clockwork, with no hitches, no delays and no gremlins thrown in to slow everything down ….. and I’m happy to say that today was one of those days. About 3 months ago my hubby suggested that I come down to the Luberon for a few days, just to … More A Week in the Luberon – Day 1 – Finding my Feet
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, my husband & I recently headed off to L’Isle Sur La Sorgue for a few nights to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. One of the things we were really looking forward to was the chance to spend as long as we liked on the Sunday morning fuddling around the … More Impulse Buys and Airports don’t mix
Generally when you think of the Luberon the villages of Gordes, Lacoste & Roussillon come to mind. It goes without saying that they are spectacular and beautiful places, but at the height of the summer their narrow streets are busy and I find that they can be far from relaxing places to visit. If like me, … More A peaceful escape & a view to die for
As you will have gathered from my posts I long to spend time in the markets that bring the towns in Provence to life. I can think of nothing nicer than wandering from stall to stall and shop to shop, absorbed by the intricate displays of fruit and veg and captured by the scents ranging from the tantalising smell of … More Happy Anniversary Darling
The last few days have been the inevitable chaos that comes with the end of the long summer, school holidays when we realise that our boys have grown to the extent that nothing fits any more and that the shops have been stripped clean of everything we need! Then there is the start of the … More Provence, No markets allowed!!
It’s August Bank Holiday Monday and we’ve just come back from a walk over Dartmoor at the back of the village wearing full wet weather kit, which is now drying on a rack over the Aga, which we had to light again this week after the temperature dipped. To say it is a miserable end … More Provence – Perfect any time of year (or Thoughts on a Soggy, August afternoon)
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