20 Sept: Arrival day! Clean up and rest from the trials of international travel in the afternoon; 19:15 Welcome to Provence dinner at Bistro de la Pastière in nearby Chateauneuf de Gadagne (reservation made). 21 Sept: 8:30 departure for Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, flea market and market shopping in morning. Lunch in downtown Isle. Dinner of market finds…
Tag: retreat
Slow travel.
“Traveling slowly gives you a more mindful connection to the place you’re visiting.” (Natalie Gale, The Good Trade, 9 February 2024.) Recently, while reading my daily dose of the New York Times that comes each morning to my email inbox, I stumbled across something that was truly an “aha” moment for me. It was the…
Provence: A Feast for the Senses, September 20-29, 2025.
Is there a better time to start imagining and planning for my next trip to southern France than January? After the nonstop activity of December, I always welcome the quiet, introspective time in the heart of winter, when I can spend entire days at home working on art projects that have been forgotten for too…
Outbriefing: September in Provence.
In a single phrase, it was divine. Lest you think I’m being hyperbolic, let me assure you that I am not. The house we stayed in was perfect. The weather could not have been better- occasionally a little warm, but all the better for swimming in our salt water pool. We did not eat a…
South of France, Here We Come!
19 Sept- Arrival Day! Bienvenue to Le Thor, France! Get settled in and freshened up, and we will enjoy a simple wine and cheese dinner at home before getting rested up for our adventures! 20 Sept: Ancient Chateaux, Troglodyte Churches, and Women Winemakers 21 Sept: Van Gogh and Shopping 22 Sept: Flea Market Day! 23 Sept: …
Southern France in September.
And thus the planning and dreaming begins… This is my favorite time of year to be in France. The summer rush of tourists is over and the early fall festivals have passed, and for a shining moment it’s just you and the locals. The weather has cooled, mostly, and even if you do still get…
Save the date.
Because retreat #2 is in the planning stages. Of course it will be in Provence, darlings. Here are the essentials: We will stay in a luxe villa near Arles, France, and we will be visiting flea markets and food markets and we will quiet our souls with monks at a sung vespers service near Gordes,…
France. Curated. 