Coming Home!

En route to N'r'k! Then onto SFO. The wi-fi and plus-ins are real on UA!

Enjoyed walking around Paris yesterday afternoon and our few days by the the sea.

This is the small villages portion...

...of the Sunday drive!

Sunday Drive in the Country

Tiny roads through tiny towns...all magical.

Summer Truffle-hunting Adventure/A Trip to Another Paradise

Introducing Mirabelle, specially trained dog (an interesting tale onto itself) to discover truffles...why not boar? They tend to eat what they find, and sometimes catch a human finger in the process!

She got off to a slow start sniffing the ground, stopping and starting for about 10 minutes, as we followed her at a distance. She was the guide on this one!

Finally she sat down, her signal that "this was the spot." Her trainer and truffle-finder side-kick scratched through the dirt to find the truffle. When he did, he inserted a screw driver into the earth and at the bottom of the truffle and pried it out, sniffed it, had the dog sniff it and rewarded her with a treat. We watched this process for about a half an hour, gathering 8 truffles weighing some 4 lbs.

We returned to the farm house at sunset to be treated to champagne and several ways to serve truffles including ice cream!

It was a very interesting experience in a gorgeous rural area replete with olive trees and bee hives and vineyards!

Re: What is this?

Hi Laura, 

I think you got the email address wrong. I probably don't know you. I'm sorry about that.

Ryan Wong

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Laura Griswold <laurajgriswold@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Bloggettes,

This is my first missive from Isle sur Sorgue, a very, very small village in Provence, on a tiny island created by the river.

Many small canals criss-cross the island punctuated by large water wheels now covered with draping florescent green moss.

Having arrived (SFO-Newark-Paris-Marseille) Thursday afternoon. this is my first day out and about.

Now, you know where I am so the answer is obvious that there is no prize.

How ever, outside we are witnessing a weather pattern unique-to-Provence that causes temperatures drop dramatically.  When it occurs in the winter,  it keeps people inside for days at a time;  I once owned a small (12') sailboat with this name; and today we saw ducklings being blown down a narrow canal by this weather phenomenon. What is this?
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Ryan Wong

"The Invitation!"

(...says it all.)

And we have responded, accordingly...🙈🙉🙊

Our little town plus...

...walking to Sandy's & Germaine's, local church and a picnic in a smaller village.

To say "it's a beautiful life" is an understatement.

Blog #2

Isle sur Sorgue is a most sweet village to "park" for while. All typical Provence you might say, but not really. Yes, this is a town that attracts the likes of me (a tourist), BUT it is not full of the likes of me, a treat in itself, AND it is a working small town. No malls, strip or otherwise. No franchises. Winding around the countryside on very narrow roads bordered by soothing greenery or soft-hued fields or fields of poppies is ultimately stress-reducing!

The town square is reflected in a home decorating store window.

What is this?

Dear Bloggettes,

This is my first missive from Isle sur Sorgue, a very, very small village in Provence, on a tiny island created by the river.

Many small canals criss-cross the island punctuated by large water wheels now covered with draping florescent green moss.

Having arrived (SFO-Newark-Paris-Marseille) Thursday afternoon. this is my first day out and about.

Now, you know where I am so the answer is obvious that there is no prize.

How ever, outside we are witnessing a weather pattern unique-to-Provence that causes temperatures drop dramatically. When it occurs in the winter, it keeps people inside for days at a time; I once owned a small (12') sailboat with this name; and today we saw ducklings being blown down a narrow canal by this weather phenomenon. What is this?
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