Home again & loving France...

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I thought I would bring you back to France for this post, to our petit coin. There's nothing like being away to make you look at where you live with fresh eyes. Something I love about summer is the smell of pine trees on a hot day. I will always associate this with summer in France...a smell that always makes me smile.

Pin Parasol (Umbrella Pine) common in the south of France

We are lucky enough to live in a very beautiful part of France with wonderful views, undulating hills, vineyards & amazing architecture. It's steeped in history.

Chateau Monbazillac                                                                       source

Of course, there are amazing chateaux, like but you don't have to go far to see bastide towns with medieval arches, covered market places & wonderful pigeionniers...

wonderful tree-lined roads & flowers everywhere...

or this cute pied de terre...

but the best is fields full of sunflowers as far as the eye can see ...

This is what happens when you leave your sewing to make a cup of tea....to a four-legged friend, a reel of cotton is wonderful to chew!

If you are thinking of creating something and want to make it unique, why not add a vintage French trim? Pop over to the Petit Pica shop and look at our lovely collections of vintage laces, buttons & trims...