A House in Provence

06/11/2023

14/11/2021

28/06/2021

11/08/2020

It's been 3 weeks since we left our beloved Cotignac after 5 months there and still thinking about it every day. Our last week there, we ventured to the Vallon des Carmes and had such fun paddling around the streams and courageously jumping into the icy pools...

23/07/2020

to a few weeks ago around the lavender fields in the Plateau de Valensole. We stopped the car to look at these beautiful flowers - I learned from someone else's post later that it's a field of flowering sage. There's always something to see around and the !

18/07/2020

Les couleurs du village

08/07/2020

Barjols. The monks had a good thing going with their caves nestled by waterfalls. The children felt very Indiana Jones.

07/07/2020

Then there are the days no excursions are needed- a nap on mummy suffices. Like today. We had grand plans, but ultimately roast chicken from the market, the pool, and the garden won.

06/07/2020

The Gorges du Verdon... A happy afternoon on the boat, in and out of the turquoise water. Lots of entertaining ducks about.

04/07/2020

L'Après-midi ici... Paradis

02/07/2020

La musique de la Provence... L'incontournable parfum du thym, du romarin, des pins... Le chant doux du vent, les caresses des derniers rayons du soleil... C'était mon apéritif ce soir et je l'ai bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte.
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Sound on, my friends!

02/07/2020

A welcome guest!
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01/07/2020

It's agapanthus time!

30/06/2020

Quite a perfect day darting around waterfalls within walking distance from the house. Cotignac is full of secret spots. Icy waters that cut right through the searing heat, leaving one feeling refreshed for the rest of the day.
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28/06/2020

Couldn't help but go back to the lavender fields the other day, this time at sundown when the Instagram brigade had retired for the day. Even though I stayed out of the field this time, a lone bee, probably fed up with iPhones invading his territory, decided he'd had enough and stung me.... Lesson learned, I won't bother them again. 🐝

25/06/2020

Troppo bello.

24/06/2020

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22/06/2020

Valensole

21/06/2020

Today to the Plateau de - every bit as stunning and delicious-smelling as one could imagine. Photos don't do it justice.



@ Plateau De Valensole

21/06/2020

Yesterday evening's walk.

20/06/2020

The garden goes from strength to strength. First the lilac in April with the wisteria hot on its trail, then a symphony of roses followed by an explosion of faux-jasmine that is still going strong. The acanthus decided it was time they got the all attention so they stood up tall... But now the lavender is rightly claiming its place as the leader, teeming with life and elegantly punctuating the garden with its stately purple and seductive scent. Provence in June.

19/06/2020

Good morning Cotignac! 🥐🥖

11/06/2020

The buzzing has begun!
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10/06/2020

And yesterday evening after the rain. No filter.

09/06/2020

The garden the other evening, when an unexpected ray of sun highlighted the tower after a grey day.