Stories from the countryside - hunting, cooking, and the rhythm of Provençal life.
22 May 2026
Getting four semi-conscious family members into a car before sunrise, a daughter who became a tourist attraction, and the lavender crème brûlée I am still trying to recreate.
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15 March 2026
A quiet afternoon drive home through the Alpilles turns into a dog fight, a pepper spray incident, and one of the most painful lessons in the chemistry of capsaicin.
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14 March 2026
A few kilometres from Mouriès, a trail leads into the Alpilles - and 2,700 years of silence, written in limestone.
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13 March 2026
On growing real tomatoes, honouring your grandfather, and the quiet tragedy of the supermarket tomato. Life at Die Plaas.
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13 March 2026
In Provence, the hunt is a team sport, a tradition, and a way of life. A hunter of Les Alpilles on wild boar, the battue, and why none of it happens without trust.
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12 March 2026
The almond trees are blooming, the potager is waiting, and the weekend rain has clearly made plans. Life in Les Alpilles as spring finally arrives.
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11 March 2026
Perched on white cliffs above the Alpilles, Les Baux-de-Provence is one of the most remarkable villages in France.
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11 March 2026
Every November, the ancient olive harvest connects us to thousands of years of Mediterranean civilisation.
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10 March 2026
The rugged charm of the Alpilles mountains, the olive groves, and the hidden villages that make Provence so magical.
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10 March 2026
In the shade of the plane trees, on a dusty court, pétanque continues as it has for generations - unhurried, argumentative, and deeply French.
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