As I may have told you, last week I spent a weekend with family, far from the city, in a farm we have rented out for the 11 of us there, in Petit-Brens (in the Ain department). It was my first time in the area, and I loved it.

The weather wasn’t really compliant, but we managed to escape from the pouring rain from time to time (hence the unhoped for pictures)…and our frenzied Pictionary games (mime version if you please!) really helped up overcome it all!

I’m very much aware of the fact that this is very « City people discovering the country side » (even if I’m originally from the Auvergne region), but it was really great to be in an unpolluted area out in the country.

Our hosts, Monique and Noël were absolutely charming, feeding us their delicious dishes made with fruit and vegetables from their own vegetable patch (jam, raspberry-blackberry pie, and homemade applesauce were on the menu), all in a very cocooning atmosphere.

As the french saying goes (and a french reality tv show by the same name), love IS in the meadow. (English translation by Bleu Marine)

I’m back from a long weekend spent with family in the countryside, far from the city. And I have to admit, it feels great to be out where it’s so peaceful and quiet, surrounded by loved ones! It was a long car trip, so we it was an opportunity to stop in Beaune, Burgundy.

I had already visited the city a couple years back, and admired the famous almshouse and its timbered houses.

I don’t have any good addresses to share with you this time: I didn’t stay very long (and the restaurant I did try wasn’t up to my expectations)…

But if I recall, the Bissoh restaurant (held by a Japanese couple) was really a great stop at the time!

As for the outfit, it was so warm that day, I finally got to wear my 3 in 1 Kitsuné dress – so practical!

It’s a dress that can also be worn as a top if you unbutton the skirt…or as a skirt if you unbutton the top. I’m sure I’ll get to show you the other versions soon! (English translation by Bleu Marine)