Author: Tuula
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My Provence: A visit to Les Logis du Bourg
Greetings dear readers from another chilly weekend in the south of France. I hope all of my American amis had a fantastic Thanksgiving. This time of year always makes me very homesick… so I made up for my lack of turkey and pumpkin pie with a few splurges on early Christmas decorations. Along with our…
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Adopt a Tree at Les Pastras Organic Farm
Greetings from a very chilly south of France. We started the morning with a crisp 5°C (41°F) and I spent most of the day lamenting the layers I’d left at home. It’s definitely time to drag out the overcoats and woolen scarves and really get settled in for the winter to come. Top on my…
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My Provence: An Interview with Samantha Mureau of Dovetail-Living
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce the next installment of the My Provence interview series. In past posts, we’ve met folks from all across Provence and I’ve really enjoyed learning about how they came to live in this special corner of the world. Today’s interview features the journey of Samantha Mureau, director of Dovetail-Living Interior…
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Fall baking… Apple, Pear, and Almond Clafoutis
We’ve hit a bit of wet and rainy weather here in the south and while making this recipe, I realized one very important fact about fall comfort food… the smell of apples and pears simmering in a mixture of butter and sugar can go a long way to lift anyone’s spirits. In fact, I looked…
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10 Things I love about Fall in Provence
This will be my fourth fall living in our little corner of Provence and, as the years go by, it seems we spend these months doing a lot of the same things every year. We’ve developed a sort of “must-do” list of the season, which in many ways tops some of the summer pastimes that…
Belle Provence Travels 