Category Archives: Provence Region

Perfume from Provence

Posted on November 16, 2011 by chezmirabel

Laura, our friend from Piégon, suggested a delightful book about remodeling a house in the south of France.  In the 1930’s Winifred Fortescue and her husband, Sir John Fortescue, left England and settled in Provence, in a small stone house … Continue reading →

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Dick and Laura in Piégon

Posted on November 15, 2011 by chezmirabel

One of the wonderful things about living in a small village is getting to know the interesting people who live here. We’ve come to know Dick and Laura, who live in a beautiful home set amid a grove of olive … Continue reading →

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Day 9 — Andrée & Alice

Posted on November 7, 2011 by chezmirabel

Well, we had probably our most important visitor to the chez today … the dame of the village, Andrée.  She lives just a few feet away and is an avid gardener.  In fact, she may be the reason our passageway … Continue reading →

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Day 6

Posted on November 4, 2011 by chezmirabel

Another full day, but first a word about the weather the last few days — it has been VERY WINDY & wet. For three days an incredibly strong and, we are told, a very unusual wind has been coming off … Continue reading →

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Day 5

Posted on November 3, 2011 by chezmirabel

Crazy fun wonderful wild exhausting day trying ceiling paint samples at Chez Mirabel, eating picnic lunch from local boulangerie (yum), measuring rooms, picking out new kitchen, choosing interior paint colors, looking at floor tiles, and dragging ourselves home to open a bottle … Continue reading →

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A Day 4 in Provence

Posted on November 2, 2011 by chezmirabel

A scattered day … We went to bank in Vaison la Romaine in the morning to set up joint European account — “come back at 1:30.” We have lunch and walk around old Vaison la Romaine, especially getting ideas for … Continue reading →

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The Day After

Posted on November 1, 2011 by chezmirabel

We spent a very quiet first morning as Chez Mirabel owners — some of us sleeping in and others going back for a nap as those woke up. So it was early afternoon before we all were pointed in the … Continue reading →

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Day 1 of House Buying Trip

Posted on October 30, 2011 by chezmirabel

Well, four of us are assembled in Provence to close on Chez Mirabel tomorrow! We arrived at Lynda & Jim’s lovely Cairanne house mid-afternoon today (Sunday) and promptly went on a 3 or so mile walk around the village of … Continue reading →

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We Now Own a House’s Worth of Furniture …

Posted on September 8, 2011 by chezmirabel

and hopefully we’ll eventually have a house to put it in!  The backstory — Lynda & Jim knew of a house that was sold in Sablet, Provence, without its furniture and therefore that content needed a new home.  Everyone who … Continue reading →

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Posted on May 10, 2011 by chezmirabel

This weekend the six of us amies de Mirabel went to see a wonderful documentary by Werner Herzog, The Cave of Forgotten Dreams. This 3-D movie is about the extraordinary cave discovered in 1994 in the Ardeche, France.  The cave”s ancient … Continue reading →

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