We are rattling up the hill in a twenty year old Land Rover, my childhood car.   The late afternoon sun bathes my bare legs and the warm wind whips through the open window. …

Hi!  I’m planning to do a post on everything I packed for France but just wanted to quickly share this dress as it has been a highlight for me.    This is the ultimate…

We landed back in France in the early hours of yesterday morning, and it feels like a completely different place – summer has (belatedly) arrived! Everything is now dry and the temperatures at night…

I love getting dressed up for dinner.   Even when we have dinners at home (in a group, say with extended family or friends), we all like to change into our evening clothes to mark…

We have visited the Jas des Roberts two weekends in a row now.    It’s an outdoor market in a bumpy field where vendors come with trucks full of goodies, from furniture to linens,…

I have never been particularly fussed about looking after my skin.   Lots of water and exercise always felt like enough to me, and I used a basic organic exfoliating cleanser and almond oil as…

What a pleasure it was to stumble upon this beautiful estate.  Hidden behind the main, modern building of Chateau Minuty sits this elegant Bastide with a hydrangeas and palm tree lined entrance, beautiful stone…

Welcome back to my favorite place on earth!    We spoke a lot about Le Club 55 last year during our trip to France but I am hoping to offer some fresh perspective on…

Sorry to have missed our collecting post yesterday — we’re planning a double for next week because two topics were getting intertwined and I wanted to make it a longer/more extended/informative post.   Will and…