Mei Line production, originally created for la Baye des Anges, cannot but be shot in it's lovely background for best effect... A selection from various photoshoot this spring and summer. All those products are available for purchase on line at www.meiline.fr .......
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Savonnerie le Fer a cheval, Marseille
A little tour of this historic soap making factory, one of the few still making real Marseille soap. The process of making Marseille soap was defined the late XVIIe century, under Louis XIV as a soap made in Marseille, based solely on vegetal oils, without colouring,...
Baos obsession
Like I mentioned in another the "Going back to my roots" blogpost, dumplings in general, and baos in particular, have become a bit of a family obsession, which in time, has spreader to our friends who have started making them after tasting them at our place! Our La...
Summer 2020 in the potager
Some pictures of our crop this year Courgette flowersLemon cucumbersBlue squashRound courgetteLeek flower
Spring in the kitchen garden
As I look back to our pictures from this first confinement, now that we are just starting the second one, I can only be thankfull for what we have here Seeds start coming out!Those directly in soil as wellComfrey gardeningTuscany cabbageSorrelBlack radishIt's planting...
Chapelle Notre Dame d’Aubune
On my way to Baume-de-Venise, I was struck by the beauty of this tiny chapel. It was closed, but the exteriors and the landscape around it where very much worth the detour. Will go back for a visit one of these days and report... The tower stands proudly and is...
Project: La Suite
We installed a kitchenette in the Mourvedre suite, which will be offered as a self catered accommodation, by itself or with the adjacent Roussanne suite. Some pics of the works below, more info about La Suite here. Before (my hubby insists on storing some of his bikes...
Project: summer kitchen
We made good use of the space underneath the pool staircase: it now has a summer kitchen that caters for the pool dining area, and is fitted with a fridge and a dishwasher, along with sturdy outdoor table ware. Starting taking out the existing sinkIn goes the concrete...
Project: the petanque court
A good petanque court is essential to a proper provence holiday. While extending the desk, and clearing up this space with a gorgeous view steps from the pool, it stroke us that it's narrow rectangular shape was crying out "Petanque!" So here is our dream team of...