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Living a Dream – Day 14

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Oppede-le-Vieux. It’s the old town of Oppede, about four kilometres from Menerbes on a back road where cars coming from opposite directions are so close they just scrape past. Unless you drive a white worker’s van. Then you can do … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 13

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

On the other side of the hill, behind these ruined walls, is Valaurie, a vibrant village of artists. The tiny cobbled laneways are winding passages and stone steps bordered by lavender, roses, flowering shrubs and artificial sunflowers. The houses, many … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 12

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

On the side of the main road that passes Menerbes there’s a neolithic burial chamber. No one would even know it was there unless they were looking for it. It’s below ground level. We drove past twice before we saw … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 11

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Virginia Woolf believed a woman needed “money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” While she got the money bit right – one has to eat – I’d give up the room of my own … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 10

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

I wake up shamefully late in Menerbes. But this morning it’s the sun who snuggles down into a white feather doona like the one on my bed and refuses to come out until noon. Hoping he’ll sleep for some time … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 9

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

A wet Sunday. The streets in our little village are empty. Like me everyone is probably curled up in front of the fire. No, not everyone. At the top of our house I hear the Australian anthem playing in the … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 8

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Today we followed a fire trail along the foothills of the Luberon Mountains. It wasn’t exactly to suss out Peter Mayle’s old house but it we came across it, well . . . About a kilometre from Menerbes I turned … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 7

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

When the normal life you’ve made for yourself is on hold, when its day to day living can’t intrude, distract or make demands, or if it does you can’t do anything anyway, writing is easy. Time is what I’m giving … Continue reading →

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Living a Dream – Day 6

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Today we took the D3 to Bonnieux, a pretty back road that runs through the vineyards, lavender and cherry orchards. It just happens to go along the base of the mountains and there are a few fire trails that intersect … 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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