Our Vaucluse Dream – 5 years on
April 23, 2021
five years ago today, we loaded the car and started our journey to buy our house in France… has it lived up to the dream? … More Our Vaucluse Dream – 5 years on
Category: Living in France
Postcards from day-to-day life in Provence
Purple Provence. Lavender Season in the Vaucluse
February 17, 2021
I love our little corner of Provence, all year round, but there is something incredibly special about the time of year, when the area turns purple, with the Lavender fields exploding with colour, filling the air with scent as the flowers gently brush against each other in the breeze. The fields look beautiful, even in … More Purple Provence. Lavender Season in the Vaucluse
Kss-Kss the sound of summer.
February 12, 2021
I simply love summer in Provence, the long hot days, warm evenings on the terrace, the scent of warm pine and lavender, golden sunrises and rich orange sunsets too. But summer wouldn’t be summer without the constant kss-kss, of the soundtrack of cicacdas screaming in the trees. It’s a sound that people either love, or … More Kss-Kss the sound of summer.
Joyful colour of the Judas Tree
February 11, 2021
When it comes to Provence, I always think of the colours, especially in late winter and early spring. It all begins in January, with the hillsides of the Cote d’Azur, turning bright yellow, with the sight of the Mimosa trees coming into flower. Then in February we start to see the first almond blossom around … More Joyful colour of the Judas Tree
Irresistable Breakfasts
February 10, 2021
When we first started visiting Provence, we would happily spend a couple of hours, sitting at a cafe or restaurant enjoying lunch, whilst we were out on the bikes. I remember the first time we came, arriving at Goult in the heat of the day, exhausted after what, at the time, felt like a long … More Irresistable Breakfasts
A little A to Z of Provence.
February 1, 2021
There is so much that is uncertain at the moment, so I have set my self a challenge of doing an A-Z of things linked with our life in Provence during February with a new letter and a new blog each day. … More A little A to Z of Provence.
Epiphany Queen – Brioche des Rois
January 6, 2021
It’s only 6th January, but already feels, with everything that has happened, as if we are months into this year. It’s been a stressful few days trying to establish what is happening, following the latest announcement about lockdown in England, but yesterday everything became clearer, when Tom’s University confirmedthat as his course is considered to … More Epiphany Queen – Brioche des Rois
A Winter Wonderland in Provence
January 4, 2021
An unsettled start to the year in more ways than one … More A Winter Wonderland in Provence
A Gentle Christmas in Provence
December 30, 2020
A gentle Christmas at home in Provence, walking the Luberon, and enjoying some quiet family time … More A Gentle Christmas in Provence
Winter arrives in Provence
December 22, 2020
Since arriving back in Provence, it has felt as if someone has been playing with time … I can’t quite believe that nearly two weeks have passed since Tom and I drove back. It is more like moments have passed, than days, but at the same time I have the sense that I have been … More Winter arrives in Provence
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