Accordion music fills the streets. Booths of fresh olives, tablecloths, sunglasses, shoes, dresses, terracotta pots painted with local scenes, spoons carved from olive wood, goat cheeses, donkey soap, lavender soaps, pate de fois, herbs de Provence, lavender honey, Fleur de sel and colorful scarves are an overload of sensations! Wednesday is market day in St. Remy de Provence. Everything imaginable fills the cobblestone streets of this charming town. The strong Mistral wind has arrived and blows through the narrow streets creating a dance of swirling fabric and snippets of lavender smells. Our shopping bags are sagging with with local produce and goodies to take home as gifts for our loved ones back home. Hopefully it will all fit in our suitcases!
We return to our hotel to paint the color-filled sights we have seen today in the market and during our stay here.
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| Olives at the St. Remy Market |
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| Little Baby Olive Trees |
3 comments:
Cool spring here is an understatement. We have had fires to keep our stone house warm. May I suggest on one of your trips you visit the Pont du Gard, Vers Pont du Gard(our village) and onto Uzes. The painting is wonderful.
Have a fantastic trip---to warmer days as we have a dinner in the vineyards on Thursday!
I can envision a painting coming up of those darling baby olive trees, Jacqueline--and those colorful garlic! What lovely sights to behold. Thank you, Paula
I can envision a painting coming up of those darling baby olive trees, Jacqueline--and those colorful garlic! What lovely sights to behold. Thank you, Paula
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