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It's so good to be home with a head and heart full of memories and wonderful experiences.
We have been back a few days and have been so happy to be spending these last few days of Summer holidays with the boys. I could not believe how they grew in just the one week that we were away! They had a lovely vacation of their own, which made ours so much sweeter.
I thought of you a lot. I did. I am not kidding. If I had had my computer you would have gotten a blow by blow account! LOL
I was so happy to be sharing this special time with my Sweetheart and yet I kept thinking: ooh, I need to take a picture of this for the Girls!
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| Now, don't you agree these colours would be lovely in a quilt? |
I know, I am silly... but I thought of all of you fondly, and even got you little souvenirs...
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| It was my first time tasting Black tomatoes ' a la Ancienne' and yellow 'Ananas' tomatoes... (and yes, I did collect the seeds for next years veggie garden!) :) |
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| Couldn't believe my eyes at the open air Farmer's Market in Arles And of course they let you taste E-VE-RY-THING! Can you see those pale raspberries: they taste like : OMG! and I nearly keeled over after the first one --- |
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| The Streets of Gordes |
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| A Light Lunch in the company of wonderful friends. |
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| Arles and surroundings |
Provence was delicious in every sense of the word. It was a dream come true...
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| I was so overwhelmed by all the beautiful things.... |
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| The Fragrance of Lavender |
The fragrance of Lavender and fresh herbs in the air, the cool breezes and the delicious Quiet.
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| Castle in Tarascon |
But nothing like coming home and seeing the boys again. :) We have been trying to hold on to the last few lazy days of Summer vacation as they will be starting kindergarden in another week. It is still insanely hot during the day, but we are starting to enjoy cooler evenings. Which makes everything so much more enjoyable.
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| Streets of Tarascon |
I really have so much to share with you, and will be taking a few days to do so. I brought little somethings to share with you as a "wish you were here, thinking of you" souvenir. So, leave me a comment and 'Bonne Chance"! And as a ThankYou I will include as entries your wishes from last post.
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| Pinching myself and thinking of you! and yes, in case you are wondering, there are Hexies and Klosjes in that bag! :) |
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Thank you so much for sharing your holiday with us! It must have been wonderful for your pictures are gorgeous!! I am of to Washington DC next week for a break with my hubby and already planning the things I must take (my camera and some hand sewing projects) and the things I must pick up for swaps and the like! My goodness, but I think we are a lost cause when it comes to our blogging families. Glad you had a good time!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Valentina :) How I wish I could have been in Provence with you too, the countryside & architecture looks divine & I can smell that lavender from here! Enjoy you last few days of summer with the boys, G xox
ReplyDeleteOh you fortunate girl! If it couldn't be me, there in Provence, I am glad it was you. Tell more about all the FOOD, pleeeeese. Also, where you stayed.........just everything. Welcome back to us here in cyberspace, we missed you lots. Michelel
ReplyDeleteWe missed you too! Oh all that yummy food!
ReplyDeletegoing to Provence is on my list someday I have heard many times it is just a beautiful place.
Oh it will be fun to hear more about your trip and of course pictures, keep sharing!
Welcome Home!!!!
Kathie
Hey Valentina! Thank you for your mail. I loooooooove your pictures!
ReplyDeleteJe bent weer terug! Fijn! En wat een prachtige foto's: dat ziet er uit als een heerlijke vakantie. Maar inderdaad: het is ook heerlijk om weer thuis te zijn en de hele familie weer bij elkaar te hebben. En, ik ben benieuwd naar je hexjes en klosjes!
ReplyDeleteYour holiday looks idyllic, so happy you enjoyed your time with your family. what beautiful blue skies and I would have loved the market with all those punnets of fresh produce!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous spot...a little piece of heaven on earth, I'm sure. The second-to-last photo is breath taking. It should be on a postcard. And the one of you isn't too bad either! *wink*
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a part of your vacation. I'd love to see more!
Oh...and welcome home!
It looks like you had a perfect vacation with your love! We missed you in blogworld, but it's good you got a good quality time and now it's almost time to go back to normal day's. Love all the photo's!
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Saskia
Thank you Valentina for the most wonderful pictures...they could be right out of a magazine!! and those fruits!!..how they lay them out could be a gourgious colored quilt too..and that lavender has somuch more color as i have in my little pot in the garden...bet it smells heavenly...great you had a good time and all those lovely memories of France...time flies etc...so beck to "normal"live...but with great impressions of the holidays...
ReplyDeletegreetings Francien.
It seems that you had wonderful vacations! But t's true that there's no place like home :-)
ReplyDeleteValentina , thanks so much for taking us on the little tour ,the pictures are amazing such an interesting place and definitely a quilt could be made from one of the pictures .The market looked incredible , I'd like to sample all those gorgeous fruits .Glad you enjoyed your vacation.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photo's Valentina, I am so glad you had a wonderful trip, enjoy rest of your holidays with your boys. I missed your heartfelt posts. it is so nice of you to share these pictures. I especially like the one of you with your bag of klosjes/hexies (lol) and the one above it, and the Streets of Gordes and ...Kindest regards, Ann ~ Australia
ReplyDeleteWelkom thuis en wat heb je een prachtige foto's gemaakt van een fantastische vakantie zo te zien. Ik hoop dat jullie het geweldig hebben gehad en genoten hebben.
ReplyDeletethankyou for the beautiful pics...I felt like I was there!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you for the delightful post! Photos are wonderful and we feel like we got to tag along!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
V!!!!! Missed you so much too and have been wondering how you're holiday has been.
ReplyDeleteOh such wonderful pics... the places.. WOW... I'd love to walk streets like that one day..and the fruit!!! YUMMMMMM!!!! Just reaching thru my computer screen hee hee..
So good to have you home.
..and your boys...starting kindy this year... such a big important time!
Love to you,
Rob xx
Hi Valentina, welcome home! I miss you too and often pop over and visit you. Thanks for the lovely photos you brought back to show us. Isn't France the most pictures place? I'm glad you had a nice time spending with friends and love one. We have been away this last weekend to visit my sweet DGD. While I was gone I've left a giveaways on my blog if you haven't seen it, you must come and enter for them. While you are there you must go back and have a look at my felted jacket you said I should blog about. See you soon my sweet friend and glad you are home - Hugs Nat
ReplyDeleteWow, it seems you've chosen the right time to travel to France! What wonderful photos! So glad you had a nice time with your sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteOhhh thank you for sharing those wonderful photographs, Valentina!! The second last photo is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThose little boxes of berries look very delicious!
I hope to go to the south of France one day....now I want to go even more!!
I'm trying really hard to not be jealous!! What wonderful photos. Makes a gal want to pack up and move!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're back!
Welcome home Valentina! Looks like you holidayed in a most beautiful place. The colours are fantastic and that market photo with all the beautiful fresh berries - I can't wait for summer to get here!
ReplyDeleteValentina memories for a life time. We all live in such different places and share so much and are so much richer for it all.
ReplyDeleteMarkets are so different everywhere and yet the same. Tempting
Enjoy the last days of summer and the boys. I am learning what it's like to have a small male around. Not like my girls.
Huggs to you and all your men.
Gorgeous pics - thanks for sharing! Now I have another place to add to my list of must-visit destinations! And thanks for thinking of me, even tho I'm a new follower :-)
ReplyDeleteI have missed you too. Looks like you had a wonderful time. Oh The pictures are lovely. Wish I was there. Enjoy your boys. Love from South Africa Zelda jnolte@netactive.co.za
ReplyDeleteYES, you're back!!!! I missed you so much, was overhere several times...!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures! And gorgeous places; great colours and wat een heerlijk gezicht om je te zien zitten bij dat fonteintje!! Heerlijk ontspannen!!
It's great to hear you had such a wonderful time together! :))
Love to have you back!!!
Big hugs, Ria.
Welcome back, missed you!!! When I look at your photo's I smelled, heard and saw my favourite holiday country again!! Enjoy your boys this week and enjoy your days off!! XXXD
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you had such a lovely time. As to your photos, they are absolutely gorgeous....I particularly love the lavender one, and the berries :) Enjoy the rest of your Summer. Happy crafting, Jenny
ReplyDeleteHeerlijke vakantie hebben jullie gehad. En dat fruit, mmmmmmmmm. Ben meteen een appel gaan pakken.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderfull sights ,aromas, and tastes those rasberries look scrumptious I can taste them now, the lavender smells so good I can even feel it,and the narrow streets I can close my eyes and walk them , what a splendid place to spend your last days of summer.
ReplyDeleteHi Valentina - it is wonderful to see your vacation pictures - esp. that farmers market! I could almost smell those tomatoes.... sigh :-*
ReplyDeleteIt looks soooo beautiful there! No doubt you had a wonferful holiday! How is the food in Provence - did you like it? Thanks for sharing your wonderful holiday with us!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful photos Valentina! Oh, I so wish I was there!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!! What a lovely place to spend your holiday and a great chance to recharge your batteries. Glad to see you had a bit of handsewing with you!! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your holiday1
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your vacation with us! I'm so glad you had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure you had! I loved sharing it through your pictures. A friend grows some of the different tomato types -- the yellow and some that are classified as heirloom. They are so delicious and I appreciate his sharing with me.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your pictures with us. It is such a beautiful place and your descriptions are very evocative
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your wonderful pictures! XOXO
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful city, full of colors and inspiration to the senses!! A beautiful place for a holiday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful vacation you had! The photographs are faabulous -- the fruit at the open market (wow!), the streets, the lavender -- all so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures!! It looks like you had a wonderful trip. Wish I could have tucked in your bag with the klosjes and come along. :0)
ReplyDeleteWat heb je een heerlijke vakantie gehad. En dan ook nog aan ons gedacht! Ik kan me voorstellen dan Vincent erg geinspireerd werd door de streek. Jouw foto's spreken boekdelen. Prachtig. De kleuren van groente en fruit zijn zo bijzonder en dan de geveltjes. Daar moet eerstdaags een mooie quilt uit voortkomen.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying the sights and smells of your trip through your photos which are wonderful! Thanks for sharing them with us. Looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures. I wonder if we quilters have a heightened sense of colour and shapes? Your photos certainly show that you do.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing all of your gorgeous pictures! (OK, third reminder is the charm, in for a chance at souvenirs!)
ReplyDeleteOh how I've enjoyed traveling with you on your journey this morning, via your LOVELY photos! I am just in LOVE with all of your gorgeous photos. What a great time you had! I'm SOOOO Happy for you.... XO
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, ilove that i get to meet your through your picture- you are lovely!!! i love the two quotes you have on your side bar, i needed those! how i would love to visit, learn to quilt!
ReplyDeleteI have been enjoying your pictures and works in progress on this colorful blog. But, when I saw those fruits to taste at this market - oooooooooh! I can only imagine what fun! So glad to have you on the Colorbrick journey.
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