(This post from Provence)
When you rent a home or apartment from airbnb, VRBO/HomeAway, etc., the hosts usually leave a "black book" containing tips on how to use appliances & equipment, where to find a good grocery, sightseeing suggestions, transportation, etc. The one at La Pitchoune was a-a-a-mazing in that it contained instructions and hand-drawn diagrams by Julia and Paul Child, clips of newspaper articles, copies of insurance documents, etc. Here are just a few wow-raising examples (remember that you can click on any photo in this blog to see a larger version):
The home is also full of cookbooks, guidebooks, artbooks, novels, non-fiction, etc. So if you rent the place don't worry about hauling a bunch of reading material!
And then there's the artwork, much of it created in thanks and tribute to Julia. One of my favorites was this painting by Jacques Pepin.
And now it's Au Revoir, Provence as I head up to Paris for a few days before returning to Minneapolis....
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