Yesterday morning Annie called me. She asked if I was awake, and if I was dressed. I said, I was but I wasn't. Then she said, "I didn't sleep well last night, and I am not feeling well, can…

    Driving along the road back home I was greeted with a flock of sheep. Like a parade they came with their bells ringing, taking over the entire road leaving me little choice but to pull over and admire…

  One of the most cherished French traditions for Christmas is putting up the creche, the nativity set.         The Provencal creche is similar to North America's nativity scene, except it includes the entire village, not just…

                Chalkboard pen winner: Salut15@ said… Fields of lavender throbbing with bees,the sound of Cicadas in the trees,the smell of a boulangérie,olive trees shining silver in the breeze,villages perchés,……..in other words…la Provence  …

    My friend's (Jean and Nathalie) home at La Madone is a place I could pack in my suitcase and take away with me forever. Mind you I would need two thousand large suitcases, and two trucks. I would…