Back to Menerbes and our little house in the vineyard!!

We leave tomorrow for Provence and almost a month of relaxation,sunshine,lavender,wine and cheese!!
We have been going to the same spot for over 15 years..Imagine..we found it before the wonders of the internet,when most  holiday lets were found in a vacation catalogue.
Our hosts are farmers in the true sense of the word, and cultivate vineyards,olive groves,small fruit(apricots ,figs and cherries) and they also hunt truffles in the fall with the latest of many dogs they have had over the years. The current truffle dog has been named after me..we found that so funny..so,this weekend,Ness is going truffle digging with Ness!!(incidentally,certain breeds of dogs are more proficient in this ancient quest than the truffling  pigs we all hear about)
It was a  fortuitous find, Les Pegots, the name of the gite. It is extremely well located just outside Menerbes at the foot of the Petit Luberon mountain range,and is accessible to a myriad of  towns,hill villages,Abbeys,etc.,none being more than 5-20 kilometers away. Being  a photographer.it is paradise, and for Mike who loves to read and to write,it is tranquil and inspiring.

More to come in the next few weeks.