September is harvesting time, when the whole countryside seems to suddenly fill up with tiny tractors transporting huge amounts of grappes and the air fills with aromas, it is a very special time to experience. We are lucky to live in a serious winemaking part of...
Seasons
Lavender crop 2019 @la Baye des Anges
This year, the crop has been quite late as we where very busy with guests... so by the time we trim the flowers, they are already quite dry and the aromas are quite overpowering! The field after trimming: Starting to fill some of the lavender pouches, all hand dyed...
Pool life
With those temperatures, we tend to spend looooooots of time by the water, so here is to pool life.. Swimming... Hanging out.. dining... even yogiing when the pool deck is turned into a yoga retreat 😉 And into a fashion photoshoot for Mei Line's pool range......
Summer festivals in Vaison-la-Romaine
We are lucky to have a rich cultural scene in Vaison, highlighted in the summer by outdoor shows in the Roman theatre, as well as in more intimate scenes like the one set in the Roman ruins, and in the cathedral. Below some shows we have had the chance to enjoy over...
Summer
With summer, comes the lavendin in full bloom in our little field, you don't have to leave the property to do that instagramready shot! Summer is also synonym of lazy summer afternoons, long meals (made a bliss by the kitchen garden steps off the kitchen that gives...
Feels like spring!
Season’s Greetings
A warm greeting from Provence, may this new year bring you love, joy and good times with your loved ones!
June in the kitchen garden
The garden has now turned into a jungle!! The tomatoes are climbing up, the courgettes and melons spreading way out of their garden bed Strawberries keep coming out! On the lower left corner of the picture, a leave of Comfrey that I use as organic fertiliser, plants...
May in the kitchen garden
Because food is quite high in our priorities, especially tasty food, we are monitoring our brand new kitchen garden weekly, and although (or rather because) we only use comfrey as fertiliser, it's growing like weed: the aromatic square is pretty much filled up by...