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Sunflower Fields are Special Places of Beauty in Provence

Michel and Shirley — October 13, 2017
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Sunflowers Fields Provence

Contributor blog post by Michel:

Friday, July 21, and we were on the road to find a good vantage point to watch the Tour de France near Lauris. As we drove toward the town of Orange to get on the A-7 autoroute, we came upon a huge field of sunflowers. There is nothing Shirley likes more than sunflowers, except maybe a field of purple lavender or red poppies, so we stopped for photos.

Provence Sunflower Fields

…Continue reading here to find out if sunflowers really follow the sun. Discover the connection with the Jerusalem artichoke, and how this flower (native to the Americas) arrived in Europe. The best time to see sunflowers fields in Provence is typically late June and into July.

Via:: Our House in Provence

      

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Michel and Shirley

Michel and Shirley

Michel and Shirley, live in wine country, in Windsor, California. They have a full family with two beautiful daughters and five amazing grandchildren. Michel's day job is as CEO of Chancellor Health Care, a company which provides housing and services to older adults.

Previously a co-owner of a popular French bistro called Bistro des Copains located in Western Sonoma County California. The Bistro was closed in early 2015, after nine years!

In 2008, after searching for years and visiting many houses they bought a 17th century stone village house in the medieval village of Sablet which is in the Vaucluse region of Provence France.

Please read about the Sablet House (available for rent) and follow their blog Our House in Provence.

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