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FRENCH ESSENCE
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A BLOG THAT CELEBRATES THE MAGICAL MIX OF THE VISUAL, THE SOUNDS, THE SCENTS, THE TASTES AND THE TEXTURES THAT MAKE UP LIFE IN FRANCE.
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How to make the perfect French crepe…

Crêpes, those deliciously thin pancakes, are a favourite in France… whether served with fruit or eaten simply with a whisper of Nutella or a good squeeze of lemon and a dusting of sugar. Crêpes...

8 min ago

The Best of the British…

Did you know that… The Queen has never owned a passport… HM issues them, not carries one… 12 Prime Ministers have served under her… The Queen was four years of age when she wa...

14 h ago 1 person likes this

The Diamond Jubilee….

I wanted to be in London for the Diamond Jubilee weekend… I couldn’t resist. I do have a very large soft spot for London… it has taken some years because my heart and my home reside...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

The French Flea Market and Finding Props…

The French flea markets are a great source for props… by props I mean those objets that we consider photo worthy. I am always on the look out for interesting props… pieces that I can use ...

3 days ago

The French Flea Market and Finding Props…

The French flea markets are a great source for props… by props I mean those objets that we consider photo worthy. I am always on the look out for interesting props… pieces that I can use ...

3 days ago 2 people like this

What I missed in Saint Remy de Provence…

One of the golden rules of photography must be to never have your own reflection in a shot… I do know better, yet here I am framed by ‘les délices de St Remy’… I hadn’t ...

4 days ago

Do you feel like spoiling yourself?

It is around about now that I feel like spoiling myself… I don’t know about you but I start to feel a little bored with my appearance… I think it is a mid season thing… I know...

5 days ago

A Provencal Vignette…

a provencal vignette May in Provence and the roses are blooming madly. I say this every year but I think they have excelled themselves this time. Our standard white icebergs are so abundant that from...

28 may 12

A French Girl’s Way of Thinking…

Pierre de Ronsard - vicki archer Last night I spent the evening with my lovely French friend Valérie… She was the girl who introduced and first showed us our property in Saint Rémy de Provence&...

26 may 12

French Roasted Beet Salad… Wini Moranville

Wini Moranville, author of The Bonne Femme Cookbook, has kindly shared one of her favourite recipes with me. I think this salad is the perfect spring into summer taste… this salad looks easy to...

24 may 12

French Style at the Flea Market…

Many of the vendors in French brocantes are self made stylists. They have goods to sell so displaying them well is their number one priority… Like this console above… sitting outside̷...

24 may 12

This will be me in Nice…

Sometimes our children surprise us… Wait a moment… that is a massive understatement… Who am I kidding? Our children surprise us all the time. I am thinking about my son as I write t...

22 may 12

A wander through Arles…

Acte V... Lacroix and Picasso ensemble... in Arles Friday morning, awake early, I listened to the rain falling outside and hoped that it would clear. I was looking forward to the afternoon in Arles&#...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

A lazy french style sunday…

thinking about... paris Don’t you love a Sunday… it is my lazy day and generally that’s how I like it. A day to catch up on the reading, browse my favourite blogs, flex my online sh...

20 may 12

what’s on the french kitchen table…

In one word vegetables… My kitchen table is mostly full of bowls of vegetables… as are my bench tops and cook top when they aren’t in use. I like to have most of my vegetables and f...

19 may 12

le Petit Bijou… a village house in Saint Remy de Provence…

I took a walk down memory lane this week. I have a new project in Saint Rémy de Provence… a tiny village house that I am about to start restoring. We bought it eighteen long months ago with the...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

iris in the provencal garden…

Last year I planted white iris on either side of the chemin d’eau, that runs the length of our garden in front of the farmhouse. This was not the first time I had tried my luck with these beaut...

16 may 12

the winners of the french essence giveaway…

Thank you all so much for being a part of the new French Essence giveaway. I am so happy to announce that I will be sending embroidered linen sheets to Virginia from Paris Through My Lens… to K...

15 may 12

tic toc… the french clock is ticking…

Today is the last day to enter my giveaway… If you would like to play along please leave me a comment, subscribe to French Essence, sign up to receive MY DAILY CLICK… Tweet, re-tweet and ...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

a touch of french red…

The French seem to be the experts when it comes to a dash of red… especially in the south. I came across this vignette as I browsed the morning market in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon… floral cu...

13 may 12

chinese lanterns in a french garden…

I have always had a crush on candles… I think you might have guessed that… and I have always loved lanterns… Chinese ones in particular, they are so portable.. like here… I ti...

12 may 12

Lavish her this weekend…

illustration – david mcgrievey The weekend approaches and with it the day to spoil our mothers… In Europe we have already been honoured but in the States and Australia… Sunday is th...

10 may 12

Lavish her this weekend…

illustration – david mcgrievey The weekend approaches and with it the day to spoil our mothers… In Europe we have already been honoured but in the States and Australia… Sunday is th...

10 may 12

French Essence… the how’s, the why’s and a giveaway …

Thank you for your overwhelming response to the new look French Essence… I was so touched by your comments, and so appreciative of the sentiments behind them. It is a delicate balance to change...

09 may 12

a new french essence and a giveaway…

Welcome to my new French Essence… to say that I am excited to show you would be an understatement. It has been months of planning to arrive at what I feel is a true reflection of me and all tha...

08 may 12

best paris stories…

I have just downloaded Best Paris Stories on my Kindle… I am thinking that these essays would be the perfect read for all those very dull times when I am waiting… in the traffic, at the a...

07 may 12

best paris stories...

I have just downloaded Best Paris Stories on my Kindle... I am thinking that these essays would be the perfect read for all those very dull times when I am waiting...  in the traffic, at the air...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

being a mother…

My mother often says to me, ‘every day is Mother’s day’. I tend to agree… when you are a mother, the joy and the happy can strike at any time… it’s not a one day p...

07 may 12

being a mother...

My mother often says to me, every day is Mothers day. I tend to agree... when you are a mother, the joy and the happy can strike at any time... its not a one day party.  Being a mother is a life...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

parisian shabby chic…

‘Behind closed doors’ is the best description for much of Paris because it is the secrets… the surprising finds… that are the most entrancing…  Last week as Jeanne ...

05 may 12

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