Ever since my friend Monika came back from a little vacation in France and raved about the lavender fields in Provence, I have been wanting to stroll my old bones on over there. I knew about them long ago, forgot about them and was then re-enlightened with the gorgey postcards Monika brought back.
A typical tree-lined road in the Provence countryside
A quaint little vignette
Traditional scented soap bars are sold in the town market of Sault, a lavender hotspot.
This is Gourdon's Garden in the Provence region...love those bulbous shrubbies.
And you can buy the fresh lavender like this. My mom puts this in a little glass bowl in her house, and it smells oh so vundee. {Now that I'm totally sprechen Deutsche...it's vundee ...short for wunderbar.}
{photos from Flickr}
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You know I'm up for any trip to the south of France!! Wish it was a bit closer to Austria so we could combine the two. But you and Art may get over there at some point. Tell him to schedule a conference in Provence!
that looks glorious!! i would eat that stuff up. i mean, not literally, eat it up, but you get my drift.
When is lavendar season? I'm on the first flight over. Je parle Francais!
-R.
I'm lovin' all your slang and terminology! You crack me up...but the pictures are soooo pretty. Will you bring me back some so I can be like your mom!!?
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