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French Essence

12 Sunday Dec 2010

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Vicki Archer’s latest book French Essence

has been on my nightstand the last few weeks…

Its red ribbon bookmark slowly moving its way

along her charming storytelling path through

her life in the south of France…

French Essence Vicki Archer

The Chinoiseried walls of the Chinese Cabinet room

at La Mirande in Avignon…

Carla Coulson’s photographs leave an exquisite trail

of Vicki’s travels through narrow pathways in Avignon, St. Rémy,

Aix-en-Provence. Past chocolate shops and florist stalls, a peak inside

Cézannes’s art studio and his favorite restaurant Les deux Garçons…

 

Vicki Archer French Essence

The art of collecting…

Love the glimpses of Vicki’s exuberant style…

A peak into china cabinets and linen closets, across stacks

of books and perfume strewn vanities, her red jacket

tossed over her desk chair before a wall resplendent with

inspirational French movie posters and photos…

French Essence Vicki Archer

In the gardens of Mas de Bérard, Vicki’s re- christened hot pink climbing

rose  “Shocking Semini”…along with tales of white iris’s and clipped hedges,

apple orchards and olive harvests…

French Essence

Sitting room chairs pulled out into a summer garden…

Convivial…comfortable…fun…

You feel like you’ve been welcomed in for a visit..

French Essence guest bedroomA warm winter guest bedroom at Mas de Bérard…

French Essence is a continuation of Vicki’s personal story

from her earlier My French Life…earlier post here

With chapters on collecting, her gardens, the harvest,

views of Mas de Bérard dusted with snow, replete

with the vivid reds of circus tents and Christmas baubles

and a sprinkling of candlelight throughout…

Truly magical…a book to savor slowly…

 

French Essence Vicki Archer gift wrap

Thanks for a lovely gift of a book, Vicki! A huge book…double page

photos…my snippets don’t do it justice!

Vicki’s blog here

Thanks to a post Vicki did on Roman antiquity in Arles here

and personal emails, my daughter had a magical detour

through Provence last January on her way to Rome…

Quiet Beauty in Provence here

Antiquity in Provence here

 

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Summer Reading

13 Sunday Jun 2010

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My French Life Vicki Archer

Vicki Archer’s My French Life is one of my favorite books…

Anyone who has followed Vicki’s Blog French Essence knows she revels

in the enchanted world she lives in on a seventeenth century restored

olive farm in Saint-Remy-de-Provence and sends missives via her blog

on her meanders through France and more far flung environs. Love how

Vicki describes adapting to the custom of choosing entry doors first…

before building the surrounding portal, how a length of admired vintage

passementerie could be re-imagined into her gorgeous bed,  how she

realizes, when led by antique store owner into a dimly lit treasure trove

off a winding Nimes street:

“In France I quickly learned that it is the things that are hidden behind

closed doors that are the most remarkable. Not everything is as it seems. “

My French Life Vicki Archer

Full of gorgeous photos of the restored farmhouse, the gardens and groves,

and surrounding town of St. Remy, dipping into Roman history, bull fighting

in Arles,  Provence cuisine, beauty secrets of French women and numerous

small and charming anecdotes…an absolutely lovely book…

 

My French Life Vicki Archer

Chemin d’eau…a waterway from ornamental pond to stone basin…

olive orchard and Les Alpilles mountain range in the distance

My French Life Vicki Archer

White gaura and lavender…

beyond the spilling water


My French Life Vicki Archer

 

Antique bed on cobbled floor…

In the property’s reconstruction,  original material was carefully

saved  “in a field cleared and designated the stockage” and

re-utilized as much as possible

My French Life Vicki Archer

My French Life is an inspiring glimpse into a world that evolves when one takes a chance,

a leap of faith, trusting one’s heart and instincts, and adapting as needed to fullfill

the dream and enjoying every moment of it…

My French Life Vicki Archer

Wonderful and plentiful photos of details

Photography by Carla Coulson

My French Life Vicki Archer

Couldn’t resist showing you the book cover under the jacket…

a photo of a vintage rosy quilt…

Also love that the book comes with a red ribbon

to keep your place….

My French Life Vicki Archer

Originally printed in 2006…My French Life is followed by

French Essence: Ambience, Beauty, and Style in Provence

 

Vicki Archer My French Life

School is out, summer around the corner…

Over the next few months I’ll highlight my favorite books

I’ve listed on my side column, just in case you need to add

one or two to your shelves…

 

 

 

 

 

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