Tag Archives: Provence

Living a Dream – Day 20

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Our last day in Menerbes. I was sitting out on the terrace this afternoon writing and someone in the valley lit a large fire. Australians tend to panic at the first whiff of smoke, but we’ve learned here that at … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 19

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

If you’re living a dream, is it supposed to storm? With no lightning, just thunder that goes on for so long you wonder if Thor’s record got stuck? And rain clouds you’ve been keeping an eye on sneak down off … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 18

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

The morning started with an overcast sky and clear light. There was no mist in the Luberon and the overexposured sky was bought down a stop or two to grey. Daylight saving has ended. The sun and I now got … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 17

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Robert Dessaix’s latest book is called ‘What are days for?’ That question keeps popping up in my mind every day here. When I’m climbing up the old stone stairways worn in the middle from centuries of footsteps. Or walking through … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 15

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

It’s dangerous living in Provence. You’re assaulted every day by the locals. They wait for you to glance their way as you walk down the street and then pounce. They stake out shops, and grab you when all you entered … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 5

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

The temperature reached 12 degrees celsius today and this morning a chill wind followed us around the markets at St-Remy-de-Provence. Now that was a market! Go if you have the chance. When we came home this afternoon the sun streamed … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 4

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Warning! Do not go to Gordes’ Tuesday market if you want to buy food straight from the farm. Do not go to Gordes’ market if you want to pretend you’re french. Do not go to Gordes on Tuesday before 10am, … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 3

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

We woke to rain this morning. It pounded on the terra cotta tiles and gushed down our tiny steep street. The down pipe from our neighbour’s house empties straight onto the cobblestones next to our front door. I shoved towels … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Today we arrived in Menerbes, a walled medieval village that runs along a hilltop in the Luberon Valley. We’re staying here for three weeks so I can live out a lifetime dream of writing in France. We arrived at 6 … Continue reading →

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