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Drôme Discovery Tour
The weather has been beautiful — blue skies, bright sunshine and temperatures in the high 50’s during the day. Our daughter, Laura, is here with us at Chez Mirabel for the holidays. We decided to spend a full day on a grand … Continue reading →
Spring in Mirabel
We arrived in mid-March to swelling fruit tree buds and a frenzy of cleanup and pruning activities in the vineyards. Over the course of our 3 week stay, the fruit orchards fully blossomed, the asparagus emerged, precocious trees leaved out, and … Continue reading →
We Have a Bathroom!
Well, it took a couple (few?) more days than expected, but we have a functioning main floor bath as of late today – toilet, sink, & shower! It may not sound worthy of a post’s title, but then you can maybe … Continue reading →
Back in Provence!
Martha and I have been back in France for two days and we have much to share … This is only our second trip to Mirabel and I forgot how much easier it is to travel to a familiar place! … Continue reading →
Revisiting Autumn in Mirabel
Alice just sent us a wonderful collection of photographs she took while staying with us at Chez Mirabel in November. What a joy it is to see Mirabel once again – this time through her artistic eyes. I love seeing … Continue reading →
Photos of Mirabel aux Baronnies & Cairanne
Well, we’ve been back for almost a month and I have finally been able to carefully go through the photos I brought back. As a result, I have published two new photo galleries on my photography website — one of … Continue reading →
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We get to know our next door neighbors
We had the good fortune to meet the folks who live in the big house directly across from us. We often admired the beautiful persimmon tree in their garden from our terrace level sitting room window. Martha met Nat one … Continue reading →
Renovation marathon
As our days in Mirabel dwindled down to the last few, we stepped up our efforts. One morning Rick arrived at 6 am in order to finish the tiling two of the bedrooms! On our last day of work, we … Continue reading →
Harvesting Olives
Dick Gregory, our neighbor in nearby Piégon, sent us this photo of harvesting olives from the grove of trees at his home. The green netting is spread out under the trees. When the branches are shaken, the olives are collected … Continue reading →