Archive for the 'Provence' Category



Pull Up a Chair

Now I know, as an author, I should be able to put into words why I like this picture so much.
But I can’t quite figure it out. What do you think? Do you like it? If so, what is its pull for you?
Maybe I just want to sit a spell.

In the tiny […]

Dreams of Another Life

Imagine living here…

Every day, to get in and out of your house, you would have to brush through jasmine…
I wonder if the oils would catch on your skin and clothes as you passed, and you would smell like jasmine all day, and not even realize you were carrying this scent to all the people you […]

Jasmin

So another thing we discussed in connection with Proust, in the attempt to bring him closer to the students, is the way scents as well as tastes could carry so much.
They played with lavender, oregano, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. The oregano was fresh and no one recognized it! They just knew they had […]