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Gathering Place

I just received my copy of  Entertaining in the French Style  by Eileen W. Johnson.  It is a charming book with historical tid-bits and anecdotal stories interlaced with beautiful photos offering a glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants of each region she visits from the Provencal countryside to the Luberon mountains to the heart of Paris.  

A recipe and wine pairing is given from each of the eight locales along the way and the imagery –by photographer Brie Williams– has set my mouth to watering. 


—I'm off to see what I can round up for a late supper!

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by Eileen Johnson, photographs by Brie Williams

Contents: 

IN THE MEDIEVAL TOWN OF SAIGNON

Breakfast in Bed

IN L'ISLE SUR LA SORGUE

Couscous Dinner

IN THE ANTIQUES CAPITAL OF FRANCE

Garden Lunch

IN THE COUNTRYSIDE NEAR PROVENCE

Three-Course Dinner

IN THE VILLAGE OF MAILLANE

Romantic French Breakfast

IN THE HEART OF BURGUNDY

Cooking with Flowers

IN LA PERCHE

Dinner and Calvados

IN A PARIS APARTMENT

Quintessential City Dining

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Negative space...

...for a positive experience.

It's the simple concept in design of editing. 

Leaving room for living. 

Allowing space for inspiration and expression.

It's the bare tabletop beckoning me...inviting my ideas.  

Tuscany Artists' Homes

Artists' Houses

image:  Côté Sud

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Design Daily - romantic and rustic

Photographer:  Bernard Touillon, Stylist: M.C. Caviglione
(Côté Sud 2007)



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Design Daily - Holiday Menu Planning

It's that time of year at my house. —Holiday menu planning and tableware inventory is officially underway! 

 image:  Maisons Côté  Sud

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Entertaining in the French Style

Thanksgiving

Around My French Table

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Winter Celebrations



French Home and Essentially French

image via French Home by Josephine Ryan,
photography by Claire Richardson



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notebook, journal, address book and notecards 

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mini notebook with pocket

journal

address book

20 cards and envelopes

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Natural Beauty

 image via:  Côté Est

MORE FOR THE NATURE LOVER:
In Search of Paradise
The Life and Love of Trees
Country

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Hotel Feature - Le Chaufourg

Le Chaufourg

en Périgord,  Dordogne

In the heart of the Périgord, overlooking the Isle river is the 17th Century manor house photographer Georges Dambier converted to a romantic hotel in the late 80's. 

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Georges Dambier was 20 when the Second World War came to an end, a moment when the social scene in Paris suddenly took off. Nightlife, subdued during the Occupation, exploded. Le Bœuf sur le toit, Le Lido, la Rose Rouge, Le Lorientais, Le Tabou : he frequented cabarets and jazz clubs in Saint Germain des Prés, where famous artists and celebrities organised glittering parties and balls. One night, he managed to take pictures of Rita Hayworth who had come incognito to a famous night club, Le Jimmy’s. He sold the exclusive images to France Dimanche, a daily magazine recently created by Max Corre and Pierre Lazareff, and won himself a job on the magazine as a photo-reporter. In his new post, he was sent to all over the world to cover current events. However, with his predilection for graphic design and aesthetics, his liking for refined mise-en-scene, and at the urging of many friends, such as Capucine, Suzy Parker, Jacques Fath, Bettina, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Barthet, he was led towards fashion photography.   -excerpt from Georges Dambier website, continued [here]

Georges Dambier Photography

Fashion model and actress, "Capucine"
photograph by Georges Dambier for ELLE 1953

Images from:  Chaufourg website and 

The Hotel Book, Great Escapes Europe

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