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French Essence On Holiday… 27 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
Today I am leaving for Africa… the Kalahari to be precise. The cameras and all the kit are packed… the Becca, the Brandos and the Moto… I’m beyond excited… for the break, for the beauty and for the ...
Home Is Where The Heart Is… 26 Aug 2013 | 03:48 pm
Do you ever have one of those light bulb moments? When something so obvious, something that every body else has understood aeons before… becomes clear. As I was preparing our guest room the other da...
#itstheweekend 24 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
Once again it’s the weekend… I feel as if summer is winding down. The days are shorter and the nights cooler… I want to make the most of country life before real life scoops me up and plonks me bac...
Press Don’t Brush… 23 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
I have always had an irrational fear over eyeshadow… It might hark back to my younger days when I took a temporary position to work as a make up consultant for a large company… it was one of those jo...
Le Petit Bijou… Part 6… 19 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
Upstairs, on the landing at Le Petit Bijou is an old commode… to the right is a smaller bedroom with a terrace overlooking the historical centre of Saint Rémy de Provence. To the left is the main bedr...
#itstheweekend 17 Aug 2013 | 10:48 pm
French actress Léa Sedoux is the beautiful face in this season’s Rag & Bone advertising campaign. Do you remember her in Woody Allen’s, Midnight in Paris? I have been meaning to chat about Rag & Bone...
Le Petit Bijou… Part 5… 17 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Le Petit Bijou, our village house is up and running… The planning and restoration have taken some time… finally, the doors have opened and we have welcomed some wonderful guests already. I have loved ...
Who’s Following Who… 13 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
Twice in two days… I am worried that the very gorgeous Ines de la Fressange will think that I am following her… We seem to share a love of the flea market at Villeneuve-les-Avignon and the village of...
A Treasure Trove in Provence… 13 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
There is a shop… and within this shop there is another shop… a place where treasure abounds… that is, if your idea of treasure is vintage everything… linens, laces, buttons, quilts, trims, tassels and...
#itstheweekend 12 Aug 2013 | 01:24 am
Going back to the flea market in Villeneuve -les-Avignon… Last week I found the birdcage pictured above This week I am hoping to find a garden table… maybe the one above will still be there… Bro...