The first winter I spent in Provence I felt that there was something lacking in the vegetable department in my local market, but couldn't quite put my finger on it. There were winter vegetables I hadn't come across before, like cardes, or cardoons, and there were plenty of Parsnip Soup or Soupe au Panais[Read More]
Uzès on a cold winter’s day
Most people when they think of Provence, think of sunflowers, lavender, sunshine, blue skies, a glass of rosé wine and a handful of olives on the table. This is because most people who come here to visit do so in the summer months. However, for those of us who live here the Uzès on a cold winter’s day[Read More]
Pot au Feu
I drove back from the UK last week, to find Provence experiencing the coldest weather I have ever known. I could feel the wind shaking the car as I passed Lyon, a sure indicator that the Mistral was blowing. The whole of France was below zero degrees centigrade, in fact the Pot au Feu[Read More]
…from Ylläs, Finish Lapland
Finland, or more precisely, Finnish Lapland, was not a place I had considered visiting; I do not have children to take to Santaland and couldn't imagine another reason for going. But when my sister said she was planning a week's cross country skiing with some friends, my …from Ylläs, Finish Lapland[Read More]
Emmaüs
When we first came to Provence, it was a second home and so we didn't ship any of our possessions. Besides buying new beds, a fridge and cooker, I decided to furnish the house from the brocantes, (car boot sale or flea market) and second hand furniture shops near us. Charity Emmaüs[Read More]
