Each time I visit France I have a list of must-buy items, which, while they may be available in the States, are much more expensive there. Take Caudalie moisturizers for example, here I pay 19[…]
Tweaking
When I come to the Clocktower Cottage I am always tweaking. Trying to amp up the cute and cozy, while preserving the ancient and enduring. Today I hit the shops in Bergerac (Casa, Gifi and[…]
Twilight in the garden
Our timing has been perfect. In tune with the light at the end of day. We start dinner under the rosy castle, lit by the fading sun, then, as the courses proceed and the wine[…]
Recent visitors love Casa Castigliana!
http://www.lcweekly.com/rants-a-raves/4752-abroad Read Margaret Evans’ account of her recent trip to Italy, stopping first for a week at our place.
The garden at Casa Castigliana
The house has been done for a few months now and all of our time inside is spent as if we are truly residents here. We cook. We eat. We hang pictures. There’s laundry and[…]
Hiding the luggage from Stella
When the suitcases come out for airing a few days before a trip it doesn’t take long for Stella to notice. She’ll approach haltingly and give them a few deep confirming sniffs before slinking away[…]
Can’t believe it’s done!
It took nine months of renovations, seven trips abroad to oversee the work, and countless hours exchanging emails and shopping online, and now finally, on March 20, I declared mission accomplished. Casa Castigliana is[…]
Online shopping: antiquing in the 21st century
Nope, not Amazon. This week I am emailing with a small local antiques dealer in the charming town of Monte San Savino asking if he has any vintage iron headboards. On our last visit in[…]
Mille Miglia 2017
I was fortunate to be in Tuscany last May during the annual running of the Mille Miglia antique auto race. Since 1927 this race has zipped from Brescia to Rome and back again over the[…]
2017 Tour de France
The Internationally-famous cycle race will pass very close to Duras on July 12 of this year on the leg between Eymet and Pau. Eymet is just 15 minutes from Duras and will be hopping with[…]