i do believe the mediterranean sea loves me.
je t’aime trop, la mer méditerranée.
Monday, June 10, 2013
seeing beauty.
the town where i am doing my residency in france, vallauris, is a very poor and run down town. it is filled with potters and other artists. the city council is trying to revive this little town and luckily they are huge supporters of the arts. this is a typical street in vallauris. very old and worn, but to me, so hauntingly beautiful.
Sunday, June 09, 2013
see the sea glass.
every morning (here in france) i run 2 miles to the mediterranean sea, swim, hunt for sea glass, and run back. i usually find just enough sea glass to pack into my little running shorts key pocket. but on this fine day, i found ALL of this sea glass ! it was SO amazing and abundant that i had to carry it home in one of my running SOCKS ! totally worth the blister i then got from running home sans one sock.
Friday, June 07, 2013
je suis comme je suis.
Friday, June 07, 2013
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
Friday, June 07, 2013
bon appétit.
this is my favorite restaurant in vallauris, france. the food and the owners are equally exquisite. and perhaps the best part of it all is that it is literally 10 feet from our apartment !
this was my meal there last night. it was perfectly cooked (or rather, not cooked).
Thursday, June 06, 2013
la figue.
lately, figs have literally been falling at my feet (see HERE and HERE). i also grew up in the central valley where fig orchards were prominent, our closest shopping center was called “fig garden”, and in high school our “gathering” place for weekend nights was a giant fig orchard which was simply known as “the figs.” so you can see why i was feeling compelled to make a few figs here in france. i had never made one before and they kept trying to turn into pears (as i have made 100’s of pears in the past and muscle memory is really “something”) but i think a few of them turned out ok.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
provincetown.
if you are ever planning to go to provincetown (which i think you should), my friend who knows it like the back of her hand has a fabulous website with everything you will need to know ! i’ve gone there the past 3 summers and it is a wonderful town.
go HERE.
