• Sitting by the Window

    Walking along a street in Arles I saw an older woman sitting by a window. If it hadn't been for the brown worn shutters, and the white sheer curtain that framed her…

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  • Happy Birthday Mom!

                                 May love surround you. Happy Birthday Mom. I know your heart is sensitive as this is the first birthday after spending 51 of them with Dad. May your love…

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  • The Reason My Cousin is Dumping Out Her Suitcase in Provence

                  The reason my cousin is dumping out her suitcase is because of the French brocante. It was a simple plan: Buy only that which was small, non-breakable, not…

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  • French Dressing

                                                                                                        French dressing……                                                                                                  and the icing on the cake. note: Those who went antiquing with us yesterday will love the photos to come. Get a…

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  • Antiques and flying machines.

                                                                                                            The girls are doing the antique shops. The boys are going to go flying or scuba diving or both . All hearts are racing with excitment. What would you prefer to…

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  • The Secret of France Exposed

                           Behind blue shutters on a pink wall….                      Along a pathway in a secret hideaway in Provence….                     Mingled with a romantic scent….                    Deep within the…

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  • Defining Orange and the colors of Provence…cha cha cha

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Give this man an orange beret! And why doesn't he have on his…

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  • A French Girl with a Black Beret and Les Americaines in France

                                                       A little French girl with a black beret. I am still looking for the orange one… as well as the many other colors you mentioned. I know I will…

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  • Wild Mushrooms and Monogram Pillowcases, the only way to travel.

                                           My cousins Judy and Chris arrive today from California. They have a very long flight made longer with a layover in Texas. I do not like layovers… door-to-door…

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  • Red wine, Brie, a Baguette and How to wear a Scarf

      We are going on a little tour of France, do you want to come along? Since my cousin and her husband are coming to visit us from California, and since…

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