Ashley Tinker · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Best Markets in Provence: Part 1 Provençal June 23, 2016Just about every village in Provence has a weekly market. Some villages have markets that occur twice a week or even daily! Markets are absolutely my favourite part of living in Provence. We can easily spend a day wandering through the stalls and people watching as we sit at a wonky table with a couple …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Renovation in Provence: Garden Transformation September 21, 2016This tiny garden of ours has endured quite a lot since we started renovating last December. There’s been so much debris, stones, machinery, and all sorts to the point where we often could barely get in and out! It’s not much to work with, but I think it’s improved enormously. …Continue reading here for Ashley’s before …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Elke Walter Design Materialized in Provence October 27, 2015Attracted to Provence by the sun, Elke Walter is clear that the weather is better than in her birthplace Hamburg, Germany. Elke began designing clothing in the 1990s in France, and her business Elke Walter Design was officially launched in 2002 when she opened her atelier in Hamburg. Elke describes her work as purposely unconventional; …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions Transhumance at St Remy de Provence: a sea of sheep May 8, 2017Robin and I drove over the Alpilles to see the Transhumance pass through the town of Saint Remy de Provence. The Transhumance is when, in the Spring, the sheep from the southern plains are led back up to the cooler mountains to graze on the fresh grass there. …Continue reading here to see Ashley’s photos of …Continue Reading
