Barefoot Blogger · Taste Homage to Truffle Hunting Pigs in France February 17, 2017Saturday night, I served a fancy pork terrine bought in the Loire Valley to friends in town for the Black Truffle Festival. That bite of pork could have been my last. I’m in love with pigs. I’ve always been attracted to pigs, namely Porky Pig, Piglet, Babe, and Miss Piggy. However, the attraction never kept …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Road Trips South of France 7 Great Ideas for An Awesome Autumn Weekend Around Uzes November 24, 2016Contributor blog post by Deborah: Autumn is my favorite time of year in Uzes. The tourists have left, or at least the crowds are gone. The weather is cool. The colors of nature and the man-made village walls, homes and regal buildings are all the shades of red and yellow against the autumn sky.Most noticeably, there’s …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Inspire My Meeting with Author Simon James in Uzès November 23, 2020Through my Uzès experience, I’ve known and written about quite a few artists. Yet there was something extraordinary about meeting Simon James aside from his status as an award-winning writer and illustrator. Meeting Simon James Living in a “red zone” COVID world, I miss the small, intimate art exhibitions that were so popular around town …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Winter Market in Uzes: It’s Not Quite the Same March 10, 2017If you’ve visited the Saturday Market in Uzes during tourist season and hate the crowds, you should be here in February. The market is almost the same, minus the throngs of people. This weekend’s market day was sunny and cold — a crisp 45 degrees when I set out. …Continue reading here to see the Barefoot …Continue Reading
