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Since summer entertaining should be a breeze, this collection, designed with simplicity in mind, features 20 easy-to-follow recipes and a few menu suggestions. Download this PDF, which includes recipes for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts.

 Shopping & Gifts

French designed and manufactured gift ideas for friends and family. Handcrafted souvenirs from your trip. Read about local traditional crafts and artisanal products. Shop for fashion and beauty items that you cannot find at home.

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Caroline Longstaffe · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts

Christmas Shopping in Lourmarin

December 2, 2020
Lourmarin in December It’s December and people everywhere are getting ready for Christmas. After weeks of blue skies and gentle warm days, it’s raining where I live in California and temperatures have plummeted. The puddles are splattered with the last remnants of autumn and the mornings are frosty with low lying mists hanging over the …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts

Très Français Brings Provence Market Vendors Online

November 17, 2020
Gretchen and Paul Duffin are the creative founders behind Ideas We Share, a digital marketing and communications company based in Provence. Based in the Var, they work with clients developing professional profiles for websites, social media, and print. Digital Solution for Markets When the first Covid-19 lockdown occurred in France, they immediately witnessed the restrictions’ …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts

Lavender in Provence Creating New Artisans

October 26, 2020
Exploring the Provencal market stands piled high with seasonal produce, fragrant fresh fruit, buckets of just-picked flowers, table linens and bright pottery is pure delight. However, it’s not always rewarding for market vendors facing early mornings, erratic weather, and fickle crowds. Determined to carry on an artisanal tradition, Elsa Lenthal, the founded Fuseaux de Lavande …
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