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Joyeuses Fete des Peres/Happy Father's Day Â Happy Father\'s day to all father\'s celebrating father\'s day today and to those in heaven ??Joyeuses Fete des PeresLeeann xÂ ... 20-06-2021 19:18	French Food Friday - Gluten Free Vegan Banana Bread Â Our French guests love Banana Bread almot as much as we do and it is a great way of using up bananas.This week I fancied a change of recipe and this... 18-06-2021 19:32	Nearly the weekend Â It has been a hot and humid week here and the storm that was forecast to arrive last night never came.Fingers crossed it arrives today, in the meant... 17-06-2021 19:19	Fabulous and very Fench - Geraniums Â Happy and healthy geraniums, long may they continue to bloom.amicalement from a humid SW France ??Â Leeann xÂ ... 16-06-2021 19:22
Weekend tresors Â Wow Tuesday morning already, I am not sure what happened to Monday. I hope you had a lovely weekend, ours was spent hunting for tresors.French Boyfr... 15-06-2021 19:20	French Food Friday - Provencal New Potatoes Â This week should be called new poato week.Â It started with buying some potatoes grown on one of our favourite French Islands: Isle de re.The first ... 11-06-2021 19:26	Bonjour from a tranquil SW France Â Yesterday was a busy day for us as we were up at 5am, an early start I know but we wanted to arrive early enough to snap up any treasures that were ... 07-06-2021 19:19	Long live the mariniere Yesterday was one of those odd days where the temperature dropped 10 degrees and it rained most of the day.Â It was a perfect day for wearing a marini... 05-06-2021 19:20
French Food Friday - Babka à la myrtilles Â This recipe has just arrived in my inbox this morning.Â It is perfect timing as I wanted to make something different and we love blueberries.Babka à... 04-06-2021 19:16	The charm of a Ciel de lit Â Ciel de lit translates to sky of bed, more commomly known as bed crowns.Fabulous and very French, they are perfect for making a bedroom look cosy an... 03-06-2021 19:19	I ? Roses A lovely and totally unexpected gift from our lovely neighbour.Â Their colour is mesmorisingÂ and they smell divine.It is sunny here and today is pic... 30-05-2021 19:14	Bon week-end from a very warm SW France The forecastÂ is for 26 degrees and sunshine, perfect weatherÂ for a picnic.Â Not quite a holiday but almost as good as it involves packing and load... 29-05-2021 19:21
French Food Friday - PIerre Herme's Chocolate Shortbread Â Yesterday I was in the mood to bake but I was not sure what I wanted to make.Â I wanted to make some friands but I had no ground almondsÂ as these ... 28-05-2021 19:23	Time to think about travelling again... Â The only problem is going to be deciding where, when and what to pack.A luxury that we have previously taken for granted and I am sure it is one we ... 27-05-2021 19:18	Vintage french laundry tape Vintage French laundry tape is a favourite of mine and it is great for using on craft projects.Or you could use itÂ on your clothes, I am thinking of... 26-05-2021 19:23	The perfect table setting Â It does not get much better than this..... crisp white linen, shiny silver cutlery and sparkling glasses.This is exactly how I like the table to be ... 23-05-2021 19:21
French Food Friday - Gâteau aux pommes / French Apple Cake It has been anÂ interesting week, French Boyfriend has reopened his antique shop as a result of the covid-19 restrictions being lifted and we have ha... 21-05-2021 19:21	It starts with finding an object... It all starts with finding an object.Â This particular object caught my eye as it has a design of the Chateau Cheverny whicA thin pastry, between brio... 20-05-2021 19:27	Slowly but surely... Today sees the opening of many shops, cinemas and museums along with bars and restaurants, that have outdoor seating.Other bars and restaurants have t... 19-05-2021 19:30	New Arrivals in Our boutique - Antique Toile de Jouy It is rare to find antique toile de jouy fabric in France nowdays so to say I was happy when I found this fabulous late 1800\'s toile de jouy fabric, ... 18-05-2021 19:29
Just the motivation I need I have not upholstered anything for a long time and this fabulous photo maybe just the motivation I need.Wishing you all a most motivating and product... 17-05-2021 19:27	French Food Friday - Poulet Roti/Roast Chicken We loveÂ poulet roti and we can buy delicious, freshly roasted chickens from the local weekly markets, at our village butchers and even at our superm... 14-05-2021 19:22	For those of you wondering what to do with monograms... Â I recently purchased a new book which is filled with fabulous things to make.Â Â It is called Shabby Chic and it shows you how to make someÂ French... 13-05-2021 19:26	Video - The Process of Making Woodblock Printed French Wa Â This morning I stumbledÂ across an advert for Zuber toile de jouy wallpaper in a 1970\'sÂ Interior design magazine.The wallpaper design was stunni... 10-05-2021 19:24
Google feedburner Â Bonjour from a very warm SW France,Google have advised that they are stopping their feedburner email subscription service from July 2021.As a result... 08-05-2021 19:21	Celebrating Liberty Today marks the end of the second world war in France. It is a very important day and we are thankful to allÂ of the brave souls that lost their live... 08-05-2021 19:21	French Food Friday - Moroccan Khobz Bread Â Thanks to the COVID-19 we are unable to travel and to say we have itchy feet, is an understatement.Our last holiday was in marvellous Morocco and we... 07-05-2021 19:22	200th Anniversary of Napoleon's Death Â This week France is commemorating the 200th anniversary of Bonaparte Napoleon\'s death.I thought that I would share some interesting facts about on... 06-05-2021 19:23
May - the month the roses bloom Â I always think that May is one of the loveliest months of the year, especially if you are a flower lover.The older they get, the better they look. T... 05-05-2021 19:19	Chateau Chic Â Chateau chic, there is nothing quite like a Chateau to take your breath away and like French wine, they get better with age.Â They come in all shape... 04-05-2021 19:28	Joyeux 1er mai/ Happy May day Â Normally we would have been up early andÂ searching for treasures at one of the many antique markets being heldÂ today as a result of it being the... 01-05-2021 19:25	French Food Friday- Home Made Baguettes Bonjour mes belles,I hopoe you have had a good week. This week I thought we would make baguettes.Note the photo of mine looksÂ pale as I had some den... 30-04-2021 19:25
Diane Keaton singing for Gucci Beloved Show Â Wow is there anything Diane Keaton cannot do" She is one of my favourite all time actresses and I love this video on her singing on the Gucci Belove... 30-04-2021 19:25	French linen process is making a comeback in France Â Last night there was an interesting reportageÂ on the news channel concerning French linen.Did you know that France is the world\'s biggest supplie... 28-04-2021 19:24	Love this room ? Â As we know, the devil is in the detail and I love the details in this room.I adore the window seat, the detail on those stunning curtains and the fa... 27-04-2021 19:22	Lest we forget ?? Â They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun, and in the morni... 25-04-2021 19:26
French Food Friday - Pain Bagnat Buns Â Last weekend I used this recipe to make some buns for my pain bagnat. They turned out well and I am planning on making some more this weekend.I used... 23-04-2021 19:24	In the mood for shopping Â Can one ever have too many chandeliers I ask myself" I am thinking about adding this beauty to my collection and I am now thinking about how I will ... 20-04-2021 19:22	Boutique New Arrivals - Monogrammed Linen, Toile de Jouy... Â Bonjour from a sunny and warming up SW France,This weeks new arrivals include these fabulous vintage French molds which you could use to make cakes,... 19-04-2021 19:22	Amazing Photos - Paris Street Style in 1906 I just wish there were more photos like these ones of people out and about in Paris, in the early 1900\'s.They are truly fabulous and I love looking a... 18-04-2021 19:21
French Food Friday - Lyonnaise Salad Â It is nearly the weekend and I have started to think about what I will be making.For lunch I think aÂ Lyonnaise Salad sounds rather appealing and it... 16-04-2021 19:27	Wisteria Wow - what a sight Â -Â What a sight this wisteria is. I love the stunnig colour of the cascading delicate flowers, it\'s powdery delicate scent and the sound of the be... 14-04-2021 19:25	Looks like fun Â For me, this image represents freedom as scooters remind me of Nice in the South of France and Christian Dior; Paris - one of the most beautiful pla... 13-04-2021 19:24	New Arrivals - Toile de jouy, Curtain holders etc. We have added some more Antique pairs of French Ormolu Curtain holders including this very finely detailed pair pictured above and this statement maki... 12-04-2021 19:28
The day I met Prince Philip Â It came as a shock to hear that Prince Philip had passed away yesterday.Â 99 years old and 77 years of loyal service , he has most certainly earned ... 10-04-2021 19:25	French Food Friday - Pan Bagnat Â The weather has been all over the place this weekÂ so fingers crossed it improves so we are able to have a picnic lunch this weekend.One of our fav... 09-04-2021 19:24	Boutique New Arrivals Bonjour from a tranquil SW France,We have a chilly start to the day with -3 which has come as a bit of a shock as last week was very warm.We are busy ... 07-04-2021 19:18	27 fabulous boulangerie photos Â Bonjour from a sunny SW France,I hope you are having a lovely Easter weekend. How could I resist looking at 27 fabulous photos of some French Boulan... 05-04-2021 19:20
Joyeuses Paques/Happy Easter Â Wishing you and your loved ones, a very Happy and Safe Easter ??Joyeuses Paques ??Leeann xÂ ... 03-04-2021 19:21	French Food Friday - Croque Monsieur Bake Â recipe and photo fromÂ hereI plan on making this recipe over the Easter weekend as I have a feeling we will crave something savoury after all that c... 02-04-2021 19:20	My favourites - Peonies Bonjour from a sunny and very warm SW France,It is unseasonably warm today and it feels like a summer\'s day.Â My morning has been a busy and producti... 30-03-2021 19:27	Louis XV's Idea of Working from Home Â This photo of Louis XV\'s home office at Chateau de Versailles takes working from home to a whole new level.Needless to say, he would not have had t... 29-03-2021 19:20
An Easter Project Â Here is an easy Easter project to make. All you need is a piece of cardboard, a hot glue gun and some corks.Note If you are planning on hanging this... 28-03-2021 19:20	French Food Friday - Cake Banane Choc du Placard de Christop Â This week\'s recipe comes fromÂ Christophe Michalak who is one of the world\'s best pastry chefs.It is a quick and easy recipe as most of the ingred... 26-03-2021 19:26	New Arrivals - Monogrammed Linen Â I love anything that has a monogram and there is nothing nicer than a nicely ironed monogrammed tablecloth and/or napkins for a chich table setting.... 25-03-2021 19:23	Easter Cake Inspiration Â I am thankful that I saved this photo in my Easter folder as I had forgotten it was there.Whilst hunting for another Easter idea I wanted to share w... 24-03-2021 19:23
Easter Decorating Â I thought I would share this lovely photoÂ that we received yesterday as part of a review, from one of our lovely customers.Simple and chic, I love... 23-03-2021 19:25	Boutique Update -Florentine Chic Â WeÂ have always loved Florentine trays and weÂ have them scattered around the house. I use a large one for grouping beauty essentials together on ... 21-03-2021 19:19	Fresh & beautiful eggs ?? Â A beautiful gift from a beautiful friend who knows me too well.Â They are alsmost too lovely to eat. All I need to do now is to decide what to make.... 20-03-2021 19:16	Happy National Macaron Day! Â Happy National Macaron Day ??If you feel like making some, here is a link to one of our favourite recipes.Leeann xÂ ... 20-03-2021 19:16
French Food Friday - Crustless Quiche Bonjour mes belles,It was a cold day yesterday and I wanted to make something hot but quick for French Boyfriend\'s lunch.A crustless quiche was the b... 19-03-2021 19:16	A Dior Distraction - Free Colouring book for you Â Dior are giving you all a moment to relax and all you need to do is print out this fabulous colouring book and grab your colouring pencils.Just clic... 18-03-2021 19:41	Joyeuse St Patrick/ Happy Saint Patrick's Day Â Joyeuse St Patrick/ Happy Saint Patrick\'s Day !Leeann xÂ Â ... 17-03-2021 19:20	Love this setting Â Wow, how stunning is this setting. Love the colour on the wall and those wall sconces are stunning.Merci encore to Westwing for the fabulous decorai... 16-03-2021 19:39
New Arrivals -Candlelight and Crystals.... Â Bonjour from a chilly SW France,The sun is hiding today and it is chilly. Perfect weather for staying indoors and photographing some items to add to... 15-03-2021 19:33	Bon week-end ?? Â Wishing you a bon week-end from a sunny SW France....Leeann xÂ ... 13-03-2021 19:32	French Food Friday - LAMALA SALÉ AU COMTÉ, NOIX ET LARDONS Â Bonjour mes belles,This week we are having a change, I decided to makeÂ something savoury usingÂ my Alsacian lamala mould.Note you do not need to ... 12-03-2021 19:20	New Arival - Created by Armandine in 1887 Â This stunning embroidered sampler was created by Armandine in 1887. If only it could talk, what a story it would tell.1887 was an interesting year f... 10-03-2021 19:19
A touch of colour Â Just what I needed to see today, merci to ... 09-03-2021 19:15	For all Women Around the World ?? Today we are celebrating the journee internationale des femmes.Â Take the time toÂ reflect on all that you have accomplished and to give yourself a p... 08-03-2021 19:20	New Arrival- Toile de Jouy Â This has to be one of the nicest pieces of Toile de Jouy I have found lately.It is called le Grand Palais and it has a real Louis XV Rococo feel to ... 07-03-2021 19:16	French Food Friday - Chocolate Biscuits /Biscuits sablés au Â This is one of my favourite recipes as many of you already know from reading my blog.It is a versatile recipe asÂ you can choose to eat them as the... 05-03-2021 19:20
Bonjour mars?? Bonjour mars!Wishing you all a fabulous month ??Stay safe, Leeann xÂ ... 01-03-2021 19:16	For Magnolia Lovers ?? At the start of the week the magnolia tree at the end of our lane was in bud.This morning this magical sight greeted me as I made my way to the Post O... 27-02-2021 19:17	French Food Friday - 2- Ingredient Marzipan Cake I had a block of marzipan sitting in theÂ cupboard sitting in the cupboard and yesterday I decided to use it.Â After a quick search on the internet, ... 26-02-2021 19:14	French Expression - couper la poire en deux Â If you were to translate this literally,Â it translates to cut the pear in two.When haggling over prices with the French, this is a good expression... 24-02-2021 19:13
Bon week-end.... Â Bon week-end from a sunny and getting warmer by the minute SW France.Stay safe ?? Leeann xÂ Â ... 20-02-2021 19:10	In the mood to clean... Â Bonjour mes belles,It is 18 degrees and sunny here today, perfect weather for an early Spring clean.I have cleaned all the windows and they are open... 19-02-2021 19:16	French Food Friday - Chocolate Fondants Â Without going into any detail, let\'s just say it has been a hard and very sad week.Â Â I am in the mood to make us a treat and I am planning on ma... 19-02-2021 19:16	Happy Fat Tuesday/ Mardi Gras Â Today is Mardi Gras.Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the ritual ... 16-02-2021 19:13
New Additions to Our Online Boutique Â Bonjour from a sunny SW France,I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Ours was a romantic one and I was very spoilt by French Boyfriend.The laduree ma... 15-02-2021 19:17	Happy Chinese New Year - Sweet and Sour Pork Â Happy Chinese New Year.Â Tonight I will be making sweet and sour Pork, I made it earler in the week and French Boyfriend liked it so much, I making... 12-02-2021 19:16	For baguette lovers ?? Â You do not get much more French than this, only the French would invent this. A special knife for cutting your baguetteÂ which is attached to it\'s... 11-02-2021 19:16	The next best thing to being there... Â I was hoping to whisk French Boyfriend off to Paris as we love spending Valentine\'s dayÂ in the city of lights but with the museums, bars and resta... 09-02-2021 19:16
A bit of imagination... Â All you need is anÂ aluminium can and a bit of imagination and you have a pot that you can use for makeup brushes, tooth brushes, pencils etc.We sti... 08-02-2021 19:20	Finished and ready to hang... Â Bonjour mes belles,I hope you are having a lovely weekend.Â Ours has been a productive one, I have finished painting the fronton and I am now waiti... 07-02-2021 19:18	Love is in the air? Â I recently purchased some miniature heart shaped tins, which I used for the first time yesterday.Deciding what to make was the hardest part and I ch... 05-02-2021 19:13	Bienvenue fevrier Â ... 01-02-2021 19:15
Bon week-end from a Windy SW France Bonjour from a windy SW France,The wind is chasing the clouds away and we have intermittant sunshine. This is much nicer than having rain, which was f... 30-01-2021 19:12	French Food Friday - Pierre Herme 5 Ingredient Half Baked Here is the recipe that I used earler in the week to make my chocolate lamb shaped cake.It is lovely as it has a lovely fudgy centre, hence the reason... 29-01-2021 19:15	Vive la boulangerie Â France is famous for producing some of the best food in the world.There are 28,000 boulangeries in France and each has their own specialities, wheth... 28-01-2021 19:15	Chanel Spring/Summer 2021 Â The Chanel Spring/Summer 2021 collection wasÂ unveiled at 2pmÂ today in a stunning videoÂ and it is fabulous.You can see it here.... 27-01-2021 19:19
Thinking about Spring Â Bonjour from a sunny SW France, I hope you had a lovely weekend.I am starting to think about Spring which just happens to be one of my favourite sea... 25-01-2021 19:17	Boutique Update: Curtains, Champagne and a very impressive B Â Curtains seem to be the theme this week. We have just listed a couple of pairs of toile de jouy curtains, which you could use to either display abov... 23-01-2021 19:14	French Food Friday - French Strawberry Jam Yesterday I realised that we had run out of jam.Â Fortuntately I have adopted a new habit of freezing fruit and you will find lemons, limes, bananas,... 22-01-2021 19:14	New Arrivals in the Boutique You will find this fabulous and very French Vintage Toile de Jouy fabric in on our ... 20-01-2021 19:26
Blue sky and sunshine Â Blue sky and sunshine, two of our favourite things. Yesterday was a stunning day and we have some more sunshine coming our way today ?? La vie est b... 19-01-2021 19:35	Chatelaine or Inside out Handbags I have foun an amazing article about chatelaines which I just have to share with you.Chatelaines or as we now refer to them;Â inside out handbags, ha... 18-01-2021 19:15	Paris in the snow Â It was lovely to see images of Paris and the French children playing in the snow on the news programme last night. We have no snow hereÂ so we are ... 17-01-2021 19:14	French Food Friday - SABLÉS CHOCOLAT À LA FLEUR DE SEL This week\'s recipe is a favourite of ours and it is sure to be a hit with anyone that loves chocolate.This is a recipe fromÂ Pierre HerméÂ , who is f... 15-01-2021 19:14

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