Ashley Tinker Full Before and After DIY Renovation in Provence: Kitchen October 12, 2016Our Kitchen before and after the renovation If you’re interested in the full Before and After of our house renovation here in Provence; voila! The kitchen, when we first bought the house, was entirely brown. The last time the house had been renovated was in the 70s. The ceiling was styrofoam made to look like …Continue Reading
Explore Stuck in Provence April 28, 2015Can one get stuck in Provence for 3.5 months? Have you heard of codeshare? Codeshare is when two different airlines share a flight but use different flight numbers… learn more and see some beautiful pictures of Provence at Ginger and Nutmeg’s blog post “Stuck in Provence.“…Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Janvier en Provence January Events in Provence January 5, 2016No snow yet this year! The villages of Provence become quiet after the holidays. People tend to stay in, stoke their living room fires, and leave a pot au feu (stew) on the stove for many hours. There are fewer of the festivals that celebrate one particular type of local produce …Continue reading here for Ashley’s full …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Taste Figues Sauvage Wild Figs August 31, 2015Now is the time to pick wild figs in Provence. White and violet figs alike are ripe on the wild ‘figuier’ trees that grow anywhere close to water sources here in Provence. I’m always amazed how these resistant (almost invasive) trees can root themselves between rocks and grow 30 feet …Continue reading here Fig Recipes …Continue Reading