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Life in France

The Barge Trip of 2 years ago and a Little Fastforward

Beaucoup has changed since I wrote this post two years ago, almost to the day.  Im now living most of the year in a little Gold Rush town in Northern California near my father's wineries.  Pascal and I have broken up.  I am still doing my beloved vintage shopping tours in the best sesons to [...]

Pepper Art

In its raw state - not so pretty but enough to give us a neat idea. At a small dinner party at my apartment in Aix, Judy asked for some salt.  Lacking salt and pepper shakers I just poured some on a plate for the table (I'm a stickler for keeping things pretty on the [...]

By |2016-11-12T09:49:47-08:00November 5th, 2011|Food in France, Life in France, When in France|0 Comments

French Friends

The Red Shed Girls beat me to the punch (gosh our language is so agressive at times) about some of my favorite French friends.  They did a beautiful post about the Noel's in Aix-en-Provence and Régine, the lace lady in Lourmarin. Their photos rock. Luckily I can add a few of Régine's place for interest.  [...]

Doors of Nimes

On the way to the car from the bullfight Saturday we walked through streets that made me feel like I was walking through a movie set. I don't know Nimes that well, but it sure is luscious to look at! Here's a crumbly façade that grabbed at my heart. And here's another beauty that leaves [...]

Vintage Champagne

This post could also be called "antique champagne" - so ancient was the bubbly we drank Sunday morning. Our final morning in Champagne we spent with Xavier, the oldest son & champagne maker of the Guy Charbaut family, our B&B hosts.  Xavier pulled a bottle of aging rosé champagne to show us that the bottle has been [...]