Like many people, I have been brainstorming about how to make the future better (or just less worse maybe ?) for our children. An intelligent use of the property we are lucky enough to have seemed to be one of the obvious way forward. Instinctively, the manicured...
Nature & Outdoors
The Mont Ventoux’s local hero
For many (including me), cycling up the Ventoux is just a crazy idea that wouldn't normally come to one's mind, For the growing number of passionate cyclists around the world, it has become a must. For others, like our local hero, it is just habitual. Rarely does the...
Dentelles de Montmirail
The Dentelles de Montmirail is a chain of rugged hills with summits cut off like lace (=dentelles). You will spot their graceful silhouette when driving towards Vaison. The dentelles have a wealth of trails and are also a climbers paradise SaveSave
Winter
Very rarely do we get snow, but we cherish those pictures from the mid 2000 when the snow made everything sparkle under the sun Winter tends to be rather more like this picture. Cold, but a sunny, making the outdoor lounging spaces usable year round ... And of course,...
Autumn
With Autumn comes Halloween.. Our pumpkin carving does look a bit daft compared to Peyrerols chocolate sculpture.. Autumn also sees mushrooms appearing at the market stalls 🙂 SaveSave
Lavender country
Sault is one of the 3 villages from which the cyclists start climbing the Mont Ventoux. Around Sault is where you will see the extravagantly purple lavender fields. It's also worth stopping at one of the distilleries to see how the essential oil is produced, take the...
Producing olive oil
After the first frost, the olives can be harvested. ... We have a very modest production, but can still bring it to a mill to be pressed and get our oil back, it's very satisfying.
Mont Ventoux by Bedoin
The classic way, step by step, for aficionados And the mandatory stop to the memory of Tom Simpson SaveSave
Spring
Spring is heaven for the garden colours Easter colours mimic the pastels from the garden.With of course, the chocolate creativity of Peyrerol, whose shop gets a queue spreading to the street for Easter, same as Christmas and New Year, it is advisable to...