Life in the Deep South of France

Mostly, but not entirely, about cooking, eating, drinking, markets, festivals, exploring and glorying in life in general in this lesser-known part of France (and in other parts of the planet).

Monday, December 29, 2008

Olive Oil, Airstreams, Gaston and Les Girls.

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A half hour drive from Léran is a winding road that eventually ends at Belpayre, the hilltop farm owned by our friends Perry and Coline. Dot...
Friday, December 26, 2008

The Christmas Feast

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Our good friends John and Lee-anne had invited us for a lunch that started a bit after 1 p.m. and saw us wandering home through the village ...

Christmas Morning.

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No stockings this year. We either left them behind in Vancouver or they're in one of the innumerable boxes still waiting to be unpacked....
Monday, December 22, 2008

Last Market Before Christmas

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A cold, crisp and sunny Monday morning for the final trip to Mirepoix before Christmas. Most people had decorated their stalls. Purple tinse...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Photo Ops on the Cote d'Azur

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Gazing out at the Mediterranean has been an almost full-time occupation during the time we've been here.  The first one to raise the vol...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Off to Monte Carlo.

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Because it's only half an hour along the coast, we went to Monaco for the day, taking the coastal road that swooped around glittering ba...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Crimson Cherries and Fat Pigs

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Right now, the stalls at the daily market in the old section of Nice are loaded up with sweet treats for Christmas.  Glacé fruits glow as th...
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