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Foto Friday: Charming Burgundy
Nuits-Saint-Georges This post should probably be titled, “Photo Album” Friday, but it was difficult to find just one or two images that captured what we experienced this summer in Burgundy. By French...
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Fall in Provence
Hello dear readers and friends. It’s been a week of chilly temperatures, slightly grumpy moods (no one ’round here really likes the idea of summer being over), and busy work schedules. Despite the...
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French Kindness + Chocolate & Chestnut Cake
A few days ago was Thanksgiving, and as much as I love living in France, it’s difficult not being in the US during the holidays. There’s a real longing to be where things feel familiar and to spend...
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Winter Postcards
Winter is the “slow” season in Provence… village life is quiet and tourists have left the beaches of the south in favor of ski slopes at points north. It can still be a beautiful time of year, and a...
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Snapshots of Spring
It was just this past weekend that we spent a grey and stormy evening in Marseille, wondering what had become of our promised spring sunshine. As people quite accustomed to their fair share of soleil,...
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Foto Friday: The Colors of Antibes
In the spring / summer months, Antibes is a city full of life – packed with travelers, sun-seekers, and yachting enthusiasts (and their hard-working crew members). We had a couple hours to spend in...
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Summer Festivals… La Grande Sardinade at Ollioules
Tail-end of a very nice apéro One of the best things about summertime in Provence is the many fêtes (parties) & festivals that take place all...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Provençal Tablecloths
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce this week’s guest post by Sue Aitken of Boutique Provençale. Sue was kind enough to participate in the My Provence series and also gave us many a fabulous...
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Postcards from a South-of-France Summer…
First, I would like to say a big merci to everyone who entered the Walker’s Provence contest. Our winner (comment #6 chosen by random.org) was Evelyn and it sounds like she’ll put those walks to good...
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10 Things I love about Fall in Provence
Changing colors in the Le Castellet This will be my fourth fall living in our little corner of Provence and, as the years go by, it seems we spend these months doing a lot of the same things every...
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Adopt a Tree at Les Pastras Organic Farm
Greetings from a very chilly south of France. We started the morning with a crisp 5°C (41°F) and I spent most of the day lamenting the layers I’d left at home. It’s definitely time to drag out the...
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Christmas Magic in Colmar
With the holidays fast approaching, I wanted to share a few snapshots of a place that really makes the seasonal-spirit come alive… Colmar – in the Alsace region of France. Now it’s no secret how much...
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Foto Friday… Christmas Scenes from Aix
I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday preparations and we are certainly counting down the days to rejoin family and celebrate the best of the season– which thankfully involves a lot of fabulous...
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French Resolutions
Happy New Year, bonne année à tous! Well, can anyone believe how quickly 2013 flew by? It seems like just a few short months ago that I was coming up with resolutions for what I wanted to accomplish...
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Foto Friday… Best of Toulon
Beaches of the Mourillon, Toulon You probably won’t find Toulon on the top of anyone’s « must-see » cities in the south of France, and when I first talked about where we lived to people back home I...
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10 Things I love about Spring in Provence
Flowers from the Aix-en-Provence market It’s finally here… spring! After months of rain, chilly winds (our old friend the Mistral), and many mornings spent chipping ice off our windshield, I couldn’t...
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Foto Friday… Joyeuse Pâques à tous (*happy easter*)
Everything’s coming up green all around town and while driving back from Aix this week, I spotted the first hint of grape leaves growing along the vineyards that line the “autoroute”. Spring is...
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Understanding the French… a few tips for getting the most out of your travels
Local festival in the village of Collobrières Since summer is officially here, and it is officially the most beautiful (and busiest!) time in Provence, I thought it would be a good idea to re-visit a...
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Harvest colors & Fall festivals in Provence
Well, here we are, fall has officially arrived. And although it’s not quite time for the spectacular color-changes that come with the season, we’re still lucky to have the lovely greens & deep...
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Pas Possible: Falling in and out of love with France – {review & ebook giveaway}
Hello dear readers from a still-sunny Provence. Fall is definitely here to stay, and I’ve whipped out my finest scarves to mark the occasion, but we’ve been enjoying the best weather for this time of...
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