Tag: Forcalquier
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staycation {part.5}
{saucisson sec} If there was a rule book for visiting Provence, I’m pretty sure that rule number one would be… get thee to a market (but in french like). And if you don’t believe me, ask Fodor’s. See, markets are a must-do. So on the Monday that Mom & Co were here, that’s just what we…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 3
Because we live in a teeny house (or as I may refer to it from now on; a bungalow) I had planned our itinerary to get us out and about as much as possible and to tucker everyone out. Monday morning destination: Forcalquier Market. Normally, the Monday morning market in Forcalquier is like a field of…
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A Nice Stinky Day
Easter Monday, Papa’s Wife and I went to the markets in Forcalquier. The Husband wouldn’t be joining us, Papa needed him to help chop down trees in the forest. That sounds very manly, doesn’t it? And I think the fact that Papa suddenly had to chop down those trees on Easter Monday and needed The…
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Some Random Turret, C'est Normal
We went to the vet yesterday, Fifty needed a vaccination. But since Le Petit Village is too tiny to have it’s own vet, a trip to Forcalquier was in order. You may remember that Forcalquier is the lovely market village where I bought mon panier rouge, so I am very fond of this village and…
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Mon Panier Rouge
Like all French woman, I am the owner of my very own woven basket. You need a basket to stroll the market stalls, carefully choosing fresh produce and hot baguettes from the boulangerie before cycling home with the basket hanging from the handlebars of your bike. It’s a pretty Provencal picture. But it’s not my…
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