Home from Provence

 

Coming home from Provence yesterday I was a little bit triste. 

How was Paris going to feel. In fact it feels wonderful.

Sometimes it takes time to come back to earth, but instead I feel refreshed and inspired. 

After such a wonderful trip. We did different things everyday. We ate in local places. And we ate in at Wlady and Shannon’s charming apartment. Everyone in the town of Villeneuve was so friendly. That doesn’t happen often on a short trip. 

The food, the colors, the aromas, always fresh, seasonal and inventive. We were surrounded by beauty. 

I tried copying Chardin’s pile of berries (from the Louvre) while we filled jam jars with delicious berries

Always a fun challenge 🍓

The view out my window at Hotel de l’Atelier.never disappoints. 

Imade a little jam watercolor for the hotel proprietor. 

For our last dinner, Wlady and Shannon cooked up a perfect storm of beautiful food.

White asparagus in béarnaise sauce, a tajine of chicken and the piece de resistance, individual roasted strawberry tarts with mandarine gelato! 

Just that morning I had declared I would not be going to the big brocante fair in Villeneuve’s huge parking lot. 

But on our early morning stroll, Gemma, the Hound of Baskerville, led me 

To a perfect storm of French check 1930’s Lustucru enamelware that blew my socks off,

Any still life artist’s dream come true. That naughty Gemma. Bad dog! Here’s proof I can make a crazy mess in my hotel room as well as at home. Of course, Bear 🐻 is not best pleased to have stayed home and missed out on the shopping spree. Please share with your friends and visit my Etsy shop for lovely Real Paris mail 💌 in your mailbox 📮 Bonne Tuesday PBers!