December 18, 2011 4 LA POSTE: MEDIEVAL PRACTICES STILL LURK IN THE FRENCH POSTAL SYSTEM By Louis J. Salome Author of “Violence, Veils, and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones.” As Christmas [...]
December 11, 2011 9 ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR VERRINES DE NOËL! Having entered the season in which we all eat, drink and endeavor to be merry, I would like to introduce you [...]
December 5, 2011 8 4 DECEMBER STARTS CHRISTMAS SEASON IN PROVENCE: PLANT YOUR WHEAT SEEDS AND GET OUT YOUR SANTONS! Department stores in the United States ring in the Christmas season the day after Halloween—with the [...]
November 28, 2011 8 MEET ME AT LES DEUX GARÇONS: A SEQUEL TO “MIDNIGHT IN PARIS”? Should Woody Allen and Owen Wilson decide to follow Picasso to the South of France, surely Les Deux Garçons [...]
November 19, 2011 10 “JE NE TE FAIT PAS DES BISES CAR JE SUIS ENRHUMÉ” * and other reasons to visit a French pharmacy Ah, two weeks in Provence. Heavenly. I arrived in Marseille, feeling bushy-tailed if not quite [...]
November 7, 2011 5 NEED SOMETHING FOR MONDAY NIGHT’S DINNER? GO TO THE MARKET AT CADENET…AND, WHILE YOU’RE THERE, POKE AROUND! Mondays are the best day to visit Cadenet. Okay, some people will say that Monday is the only day to visit [...]
October 30, 2011 6 MAYOR BLAISE DIAGNE WANTS LOURMARIN TO BE AN “OPEN VILLAGE” THAT “WELCOMES ALL”…. We think he’s been successful! Sometimes I wonder what draws people to Lourmarin. I have visited many villages now, some completely devoid [...]
October 16, 2011 16 JACQUELINE BRICARD WELCOMES NAÏF ARTISTS TO LOURMARIN Naïf art is that which takes inspiration from the soul. The artists who produce this style of work are [...]
October 9, 2011 11 SATURDAY MORNINGS IN PROVENCE: WE’RE APT TO BE IN APT The heart of Apt, where the market unfolds every Saturday, is a labyrinth of narrow streets dating back to [...]
July 31, 2011 16 LA FERME DE CHEVRE – RESERVATIONS FOR FIVE….AND A FEW GOATS Note: This is not an experience for everyone–those with an aversion to narrow winding roads, a [...]