The Art of Eating Well
June 5th, 2013Most of you know by now that I’m a proud member of homeexchange.com. I often boast of my month in Prague living next door to the Prime Minister, my summer in Vermont lazing around a picturesque 18th century farmhouse, and let’s not forget my posh apartment in Manhattan. I don’t look for these experiences–they find me.
Wanted: a place in San Miguel in exchange for our home in Provence, or our beach house in Bali.
I’ve more than once sprained my finger hitting the reply button. (It’s a contest you know, getting to your fellow exchangees before anyone else does.)
I chose France, three weeks in the foothills of the Alps, near the Luberon, the region made famous by Peter Mayle and his book, “A Year in Provence.“ It’s home to the Cote du Rhone wine route as well as numerous lavender farms, ancient olive trees and quaint medieval villages.
Lavender Before The Bloom
