Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire One Sip at a Time a Journey from Silicon Valley to St Remy de Provence March 15, 2017It took 20 visits to Provence before Keith Van Sickle and his wife decided to make the region their part-time home. A Northern California native, Van Sickle spent his early years on an island in the San Francisco Bay – Alameda, California. “It’s a sleepy town, an oasis of 1950’s America in the middle of …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Book Review: A Northern Light in Provence by Elizabeth Birkelund July 29, 2024Cold ocean seascapes, giant icebergs, and barren tundra are far removed from Provence, exactly where Elizabeth Birkelund begins her novel. A Northern Light in Provence is a captivating tale that follows Ilse Erlund, a multilingual translator living in Greenland. Despite never setting foot in France, she embarks on a journey to Provence to translate the …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Genuine Provence Experiences Inspire Author Jane Dunning to Keep Writing March 22, 2018Jane Dunning is addicted to France. “I’m a real Francophile and have stayed in more than one hundred towns, cities, villages and hamlets in France. Twenty-two of these have been in Provence, the shortest for one night, the longest for four months.” The Dunnings’ four-month stay was as acting caretakers (gardiens) at a vineyard in …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Explore Provencal Cuisine Top Books for Food Lovers October 2, 2018Joy of Cooking in Provence True confession: I am a committed foodie (although the grammar checker doesn’t seem to like the word). Maybe that admission will get me off the hook for being unable to delete thousands of photos of markets objectively. Over the years, we have taken many (did I say many?) cooking classes. …Continue Reading