Fete de la Musique, Saignon

This illustrates why we come back here time after time. Saignon is a small village of about 1,000 people. Almost monthly there is an event that draws most of the town to watch, listen or, in the case of Paella night, eat and drink. This year there was a circus running rampant through town from 7:30-10:30. This crowd is seated at the end of the main street through town to watch acrobats on a huge net strung between two massive plane trees. The little children were automatically given the front row and the larger ones behind them until the adults filled in. When we are here we feel part of the village, a feeling impossible to repeat in even our small north Florida town, because we are so spread out and car dependent and have no central area to do these kinds of things. So, for two months of the year we are Saignonese and for ten months we are Floridians.

No dentists past this point!!!

The French are very specific with their signs.

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Yvon's flowers, Saignon

St Panteleon

We went, with friends, to look at a possible house to buy. They were scouting for friends of theirs. The house was probably beyond repair and St. Panteleon has climbed to the top of the most boring towns in the Luberon list. No people evident, no stores, no bakery, no activity. Yikes.

Le Rocher, Saignon

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Lavender, Saignon

Mireille, Saignon

This is part of Mireille's garden, on the street in Saignon,

Yvon's flowers, Saignon

Isle sur la Sorgue

Waiting, Isle sur la Sorgue

Isle sur la Sorgue

Lettuce and baby, Isle sur la Morgue

Nougat, Isle sur la Sorgue

Isle sur la Sorgue

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Saignon, Rue de Cilly

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Le Potager, Saignon

Le Potager is Andrew Goldsby's latest venture. He, and a partner have taken over a restaurant/B&B in Saignon.The B&B is called La Bastide du Jas. It is a lovely setting. The rooms and apartments are a lovely cross between antique and modern. The restaurant has two seatings, lunch and dinner. For lunch it is a grill, serving light food, dinner is a full-on restaurant with dishes to match. These two pictures are from our first lunch there. The top is a crayfish mousse, topped by an avocado melange. The bottom is Andrew's wonderful fondant de chocolate. Both were grand, as were the grilled main courses.

Saignon, Carolina's alley, Iris is the pup's name.

Place de L'Horloge, Saignon

Caves de Bonnieux winery complex

Fields, Bonnieux bike path

 The wheat is almost ready here. I love the colors.

Rose Cottage, Saignon

We used to stay here in years past.

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Who wouldn't want to have lunch here?

Saignon cherries

Bike path grapes, June 8th, 2016

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Between rushes at Christine's

Apt

The French and Floridians take the same casual approach to wiring. Seems to work.

Apt, friends

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This was just outside a hair salon where Janie, Jane and Ian all had their hair done. My hair isn't as needy.

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Saignon party.

Some friends gave a party at Shannon's wonderful Bistrot L'Atelier. This was some of the food.

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