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Today I bring you images of simple living in Provence.
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La Ferme de la Celestine where time is taken to enjoy life.
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Beautiful baskets, exceptional and traditional pottery and home grown vegetables are sold here.[blank]
[blank]René and Magali learned their crafts from their families and are continuing the tradition of living from their own production.[blank]
They welcome buyers to their home, at the end of a long country path. Here they offer home made jams, home grown vegetables and of course the pottery and baskets so dear to them.
When I met Magali she showed me her collection of pottery that has come down through the generations, including her great grandmother’s water pitchers.
She explained how she reproduces an old technique called ‘poterie jaspée’, using a mix of different coloured clays[blank]
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Their simple home and potager look as if they have been unwittingly styled for a photo shoot, the sort of magical encounter that I so love.[blank]
Magali, René and their son soon hope to be selling some of their pieces on line. In the meantime, if you want more information or if you wish to contact them, you can find their details here[blank]
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Bom dia! Ambientes campestres são os meus preferidos, e por isso este é um dos meus blogs favoritos! Lindas imagens, excelente bom gosto, obrigado pela partilha! Manuela
Incredible place, I really love these images!
When I'll come back in Provence be sure I'll visit!!!
Your images are always magnific!
J'adore Provence.
Have a great week end.
Bisou, Babi
What an amazing place and way of life. Sigh!
Heavenly Sharon, what gorgeous, perfectly idyllic images! Warmest wishes from England – Glenda
Those dark green plates are wonderful! I have the perfect spot for them on my range hood, lol. They would make the simplest food look amazing. I have such a weakness for beautiful dishes, I would be in sooo much trouble in the shop! Their shop with all the different wares is beautiful to look at. From the photos I can imagine a hot summer day, deep silence with an occasional buzzing from a cicada or a cricket chirp and drowsy dragonflies in the air. I would be under the pergola at a cafe table with a cool, refreshing drink just relaxing and enjoying the ambiance. The color of the vintage water pitchers reminds me of the color of the Jadeite made in the 1930s. The baskets are sturdy-looking and would be a pleasure to use I'm sure. These photos make me want to visit Provence more than ever! Thank you for such inspirational pictures on a rainy Friday morning here in New Hampshire!
Magali's work, so beautiful…
Tessa~
Joli et paisible comme tout.How perfectly simply lovely.
Oh, I wish I could be there right now–so, lovely!
So pretty Sharon, a gentle reminder in the lost art of slowing down and just enjoying the moment of doing very little.
Sharon…můj nejoblíbenější blog jste Vy…nádhera okamžiku..nádhera..
děkuji moc za krásné chvíle nad vašimi snímky..
Bety
Dear Sharon … Your blog is always my oasis of calm, peace and quiet .. thank you very much for arranging the mood of summer in Provence … splendor splendor ..
with love BETY
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful place. Those huge planters are magnificent. I love how you find and so generously showcase people and places we'd otherwise never know about, merci.
LOVE THE OLD GREEN POTTERY…Are you keeping me in mind??? You must be having a wonderful time..Cheri H.
I love simple living…not staged but just how people live our there lives….beautiful.
Rita
Sharon, your post reflects the beauty of this simple country French lifestyle. Merci!
The Quimper Club International will have their 2014 annual meeting in Provence next year. This might be a wonderful studio for the group to visit. Can you send me some specific information about where they are located?
Many thanks! ~ Sarah
Yes, especially love the old water pitchers! Great photos and great place!
Inspiring post Sharon, that green pottery is nothing like I've seen before. Simply beautiful! XO
Sigh… I wish my life was that simple.
Hello Sharon, it is lovely to see the not so "photo shoot styling" from real provance country life, that almost fallen wooden gate is giving me the chills of wanting to be walking there and enjoying the place. Have a lovely weekend…ciao Z
A link from une femme d'un certAin age brought meto your lovely site. Thank you for enabling us to enjoy France vicariously. We visited Provence last summer and long to return.
Simply beautiful and quieting…
The antique pottery is beautiful. It's wonderful that they can carry on the handmade tradition with the pottery & baskets. All the photos are dreamy…ah, I wish to wander down a country lane…nothing like that here. 🙁
What a lovely giveaway! After visiting Marsha's shop many times, I am in love with the necklaces she is giving away. Oh and the leather and chain bracelets.
Sandy
What a wonderful country! I like your fotoes, I want to spend my holidays there.
Mil besitos, Christl
Oh Provence… is it just a dream or could I really live there? Will have to try it to know it!
Cheers! from,
http://www.champagnesundayliving.com
Such pictures and works of art are so enchanting! I would love to fall through the screen and visit!!
What a wonderful place. Sharon, I was leafing through the latest issue of Homes and Antiques and saw you and your home featured… it was wonderful. Congratulations!
Oh my Goodnees Gracious! This place here is sooo beautiful and the pottery… oh my! Thanks so much for sharing…
ciao Lisa
I love your posts about regional things; stuff of the area…the people, artisans, foods, etc. It's so interesting, Sharon. Thank you very much! Your photos (your eye!) are always stunning.