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BBQ + Pancake =

Bonjour all, it's holiday monday up here in the hills of Grasse.  All the children are off school today and I was on a promise to produce pancakes for breakfast this morning.  I just had a teeny weeny problem, the gas bottle on the hob was out.  So what is a girl to do, improvise of course!

 

 

I went to the BBQ, I know it does seem an odd thing to do but it actually worked really well and it was so lovely cooking outside in the early morning sun.

 

 

The result was a HUGE plate of scrumptious pancakes made with spelt flour and topped with a handful of fruits and .....

 

rose petals!  

This is another first for me as I have never eaten fresh rose petals before. They were truly scrumptious adding a delicate yet distinct taste of ..... well, roses.  I highly recommend it if you can get fragrant roses that are in their pure natural state, unsprayed.   A good place would be farmers markets.

So, with a fully belly, a beautiful sunny day and a soft summer breeze, I'm signing off now to go and put my next coat of paint onto the old dresser.

Have a wonderful day.

Bissous

MamaB

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A make-over project for the weekend

Bonjour lovely people,

I hope you have all had a fabulous week, we have just got back from a day in Ventimiglia, Italy mooching around the market and stocking up on pasta and cheeses.  Had a bit of a drama as we parked in a supermarket carpark only to find when we returned that we were chained in until they opened at 4pm!

I'm really looking forward to the long weekend ahead as my Annie Sloan paints have arrived and I took delivery of this beauty .....

It's blue skies and the South of France is rocking!

Last night Nice was rocking to the sounds of Coldplay and it was absolutely AWESOME!  50,000 people packed the Nikaia stadium and the place was abuzz which made the 1hr 45mins sitting in our car parking space, unable to move, more bearable as we reminisced on the evening's performance.

Let's talk lamps, I need your advice

It's funny how things go, you know when for example you buy a bag of crystal droplets because you have never seen them before and then every turn you find people selling crystal droplets?  The past couple of weeks I have picked up an amazing lamp base at every flea market.  They were either an amazing design or an amazing price, either way, I just couldn't walk away from them.  Take a look and you will see what I mean

  

Fleamarkets & Rain ?!!

The weather is not playing nice today, I was up bright and early this morning excited to be off on my usual (and favourite day of the week) Sunday morning mooch around the vide-greniers only to find that a lot had been cancelled due to the forecasted rain.  It started off well but then the rain came down and you canny mooch when it's covered in plastic!

I did pick up a couple of bits 'n' pieces though and as I put them out now, I realize they all have a similar theme,  which as it turns out has been the topic of the week at this old stone cottage in the hills.  Not suprising really as Grasse is world renowned for its gorgeous roses.

 And, I just couldn't resist buying myself a rose bush as I drove past ExpoRose on the way home!

Have a great sunday, 

Bissous

MamaB

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Blogging about a blogger who blogged about me .....

"The photographer being photographed while photographing.

Blogging about a blogger, who blogged about me"

 

Confused?  Don't be, I'm just sharing with you a wonderful blog post by Rebecca Marshall, who was the photographer that tooks the shots for the International Herald Tribune.  To view the post and to see a slide show of the shoot, click on the photograph below  - enjoy!

 

 

Photographer being photographed whilst photographing!

 

 

 

How exciting ..... our first giveaway!

As it is the weekend of the rose,  I am really excited to bring to you this Old Stone Cottage's first giveaway, a beautiful pack of of adorable, crystallized rose petals.

La Vie en rose

Today Grasse was abuzz and there was a scent in the air, it was the first day of Expo Rose, an annual event that is in it's 42nd year and what a wonderful event it was, come and have a look.

            

Our first port of call was Palais des Congres where there was an expoSITION based on roses and fashion.  Take a look at what we found....

             

Life is just a bowl of cherries...

You too would have straddled the neighbours fence for these wouldn't you?
We hid the evidence really well though. No sooner was it out of the oven, it was all but gone!

It's picture wednesday here in the hills

Bonjour, 

Once again the house is ours, the contractors have left and the entrance to this old stone cottage is again accessible. I know it needs a little love but that's for another day.  It's a gorgeous day here in the hills with the sun shining, blue skies and a soft gentle wind is blowing and I thought I would share some of it with you today in pictures.

 

My peas are like triffids taking over the patch!

 

 

Guess what's for dinner tonight?

 

 

My little lemon tree