tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post8275962486081300091..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: Springtime in our courtyardHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-59395960346865296082015-04-09T17:16:50.904+02:002015-04-09T17:16:50.904+02:00Hi Heather,
yes , I cooked two very simple dishes...Hi Heather, <br />yes , I cooked two very simple dishes. Botargo spaghetti and <br />Prawns cooked in prosecco ( an Italian wine).<br />Botargo is produced in Sardinia from flothered mullet or from Atlantic bluefin tuna or even swordfish. It is called the caviar of the south . <br />I put some oil in a pan with thinly chopped shallot then I added strips of lemon peel and a ladle of spaghetti water. <br />I put cooked spaghetti in the pan and added 3 teaspoons of botargo. I mixed well and served hot . It was delicious!<br />Simple and easy. No Lamb for us this year! <br />I will cook them for you when you come here in Rome! <br />Have a nice evening my dear! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251096289971226063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-44988448874434941452015-04-09T16:50:55.707+02:002015-04-09T16:50:55.707+02:00You know that you are always welcome to stop by th...You know that you are always welcome to stop by the actual, not only virtual home, Ann! Especially if you call me "chère Bruyère"!! I love that. :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-78717591049458693922015-04-09T01:55:42.265+02:002015-04-09T01:55:42.265+02:00It has been WAY too long since I stopped by your c...It has been WAY too long since I stopped by your corner of the blogosphere, chère Bruyère! Your photos instantly cheered and soothed me! It makes me so happy to know you have such a lovely place to call home. I'll have to stop by more often. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338866736179525747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-10560884083904063792015-04-08T12:46:14.934+02:002015-04-08T12:46:14.934+02:00I curse the French postal system. But you know my ...I curse the French postal system. But you know my vote - please keep it for you!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-24117266880340987682015-04-08T12:45:39.263+02:002015-04-08T12:45:39.263+02:00I love your dogs names Elizabeth! What a mouthful ...I love your dogs names Elizabeth! What a mouthful to call them all at once! :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-72422380233404939072015-04-07T18:49:50.721+02:002015-04-07T18:49:50.721+02:00Glorious visions for certain... I just got back t...Glorious visions for certain... I just got back to Eze and guess what was waiting for me? The bubble bath. Will try again, wish I had dropped it off just to see the beauty. Splendid Markethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611781081628569516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-10082815421621247862015-04-07T17:20:42.337+02:002015-04-07T17:20:42.337+02:00Heather, how wonderful to see your beautiful court...Heather, how wonderful to see your beautiful courtyard space and your beautiful pups! My pups, Pisa, Paris and Munchen are all sun lovers and move from spot to spot on the the back deck and then to the front porch as the sun moves during the day.<br /><br />Spring seems as if it has been a long time in coming for us all. Thank you for sharing your beautiful places and spaces!<br />Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-42518997257683701622015-04-07T13:04:47.764+02:002015-04-07T13:04:47.764+02:00G, I can't help but contemplate this lovelines...G, I can't help but contemplate this loveliness everyday! And as I consider you all my friends, of COURSE I want to share this happiness with you... :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-49927362918810891032015-04-07T12:49:02.719+02:002015-04-07T12:49:02.719+02:00Hello mes chères Hattatts! It is a truly wonderful...Hello mes chères Hattatts! It is a truly wonderful space to be - the best room "in" the house. :) We have already started having lunch outside when the weather permits. So far it is still too chilly in the evenings but we know from last Summer (when we moved in) that wonderful moments await.<br /><br />I am sending my Very Best Wishes for your new Holiday Home and for continued enjoyment of your quite wonderful life in Budapest,<br />xo<br />HeatherHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-19924486030744428612015-04-07T12:45:59.511+02:002015-04-07T12:45:59.511+02:00It is lovely, Tracy and it is so fun to walk aroun...It is lovely, Tracy and it is so fun to walk around everyday and see what it is growing! Sadly, we finally learned the reason for why the amazing huge rose vine over our front gate is not moving...we talked to the owner this weekend and it turns out she had hired a gardener to trim it back that most likely killed it...we are still hoping that maybe next year it will make a comeback!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-6426326284302260722015-04-07T12:43:39.682+02:002015-04-07T12:43:39.682+02:00Thank you, Meredith! I need to get caught up on yo...Thank you, Meredith! I need to get caught up on your fabulous Map and Menu posts...eeee! I am so behind everywhere but it is because I have been outside in the sun. =)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-23932716601546989682015-04-07T12:42:11.527+02:002015-04-07T12:42:11.527+02:00Janey, that is one of my favorite photos of Ben! I...Janey, that is one of my favorite photos of Ben! It just was such a lovely, peaceful moment. :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-47235639784754412532015-04-07T12:41:16.977+02:002015-04-07T12:41:16.977+02:00I am missing you too, my incredible, incredible fr...I am missing you too, my incredible, incredible friend. I try not to do the overdramatic "Why oh why?" thing too often but I certainly could as far as wondering why we live so far away from each other...<br />Sending much Love to you and a handful of almond blossom perfume,<br />HHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-56382201906950302452015-04-07T12:38:15.947+02:002015-04-07T12:38:15.947+02:00Karena, it is so interesting because just as the M...Karena, it is so interesting because just as the Magnolia is winding down, the vine is starting up! We are so blessed...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2717065829432928142015-04-07T12:37:24.367+02:002015-04-07T12:37:24.367+02:00Everything WILL be fine, Silke. I too was left jus...Everything WILL be fine, Silke. I too was left just absolutely astonished by it. I still am. And then there were the horrific shootings in Kenya. I didn't know how to write about it so I just tried to busy my mind elsewhere with the posts here. There is such contrasts in our world. I feel them deeply and am so grateful for the power of the beauty around us too.<br /><br />Your trip is soon, non?!? You and R must be SO excited!!! It is at the end of the month??<br />Really hope to see you if it works out but I also want you both to just enjoy!<br />xo<br />HHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-68199582175383691262015-04-07T12:33:41.716+02:002015-04-07T12:33:41.716+02:00Oh why Hello there, Amy! Any friend of Jackie'...Oh why Hello there, Amy! Any friend of Jackie's is a friend of mine. :) We are actually no longer directly in Arles but just outside in the country. I kept the blog name because I like it. But there are still the same Provencey stories...I hope you will enjoy it here. I am a bit biased, of course, but I think that I have the nicest readers anywhere.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-13086486586141578892015-04-07T12:31:34.271+02:002015-04-07T12:31:34.271+02:00I especially love "Happy everything" Jac...I especially love "Happy everything" Jackie! Sending that one right back to you too... Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-62452490133953815762015-04-07T12:30:56.074+02:002015-04-07T12:30:56.074+02:00Oh don't be fooled Loree! We had friends comin...Oh don't be fooled Loree! We had friends coming for Easter and it was just the "encouragement" that we needed to clean up...And the wind here is also quite nippy...Hold on, your hot weather will be there before you know it!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-73750497224511226392015-04-07T12:29:30.161+02:002015-04-07T12:29:30.161+02:00It most certainly is, Edgar. Poor Persephone rulin...It most certainly is, Edgar. Poor Persephone ruling the underworld so that we can have our seasons...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-28026417546220747452015-04-07T12:28:01.237+02:002015-04-07T12:28:01.237+02:00I know how you like the photos of the boys, Marsha...I know how you like the photos of the boys, Marsha. Can you tell that they are both begging for their supper in the last shot with them together?! I can!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-74975295368468181672015-04-07T12:27:13.418+02:002015-04-07T12:27:13.418+02:00I can't take credit for that. Remi did it as a...I can't take credit for that. Remi did it as a surprise for me when I came home from being in the States so long last year. I love it.<br /><br />And it is great to have an outdoor sink here. There are a lot of places in Provence that have a full-on "Cuisine d'été" or a Summer Kitchen with sink, fridge (for rosé of course), prep area along with the bbq. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-19942016855828669562015-04-07T12:24:51.642+02:002015-04-07T12:24:51.642+02:00You and your Banksy. How I hope that he stays!!
...You and your Banksy. How I hope that he stays!! <br /><br />I think that you are asking about the front door - but I can see why you would be confused because it is actually white but when the sky is crazy blue above it comes out as blue in the photos. :) We are going to repaint it soon, so it will look nice and proper...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-31426510960142802332015-04-07T12:22:39.111+02:002015-04-07T12:22:39.111+02:00Thank you Jeanne! I hope that you did too. But as ...Thank you Jeanne! I hope that you did too. But as for that steamy Saigon air? NO THANK YOU! ;) Oh la la when Remi and I were there we were both just hopeless in the midst of it. We would work either early in the morning or late in the afternoon/evening and would nap in the middle! I know that you have said that you get used to it but it is the one thing about that amazing part of the world that I am not so crazy about...<br />Gros Bisous,<br />HHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-79349483899713570842015-04-07T12:20:26.513+02:002015-04-07T12:20:26.513+02:00Nina, our boys are total Sun Dogs! Really! They on...Nina, our boys are total Sun Dogs! Really! They only switch to a cool spot when they can't take the heat anymore. ;) <br />I don't know if you have read here that my Mom and Sis are in Michigan (Ann Arbor/Chelsea/Ypsi area) and so I am well aware of what a crazy hard Winter you have had. Oh My!!! Sending good thoughts to hang in there...and thank you for your wishes as well.<br />I love that Remi's little creation around the olive tree was inspiring to you...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-87716468682239791312015-04-07T12:17:48.041+02:002015-04-07T12:17:48.041+02:00Thank you so much Leslie. The front door is open r...Thank you so much Leslie. The front door is open right now! They come and they go. The big surprise is that BEN is loving being outside so much...our couch potato!! Both love the sun. Kipling will spend some mornings in Remi's office and they both find their way to me in the late afternoons...when they want to start begging for dinner! You know how that goes...The water from the faucet is super cold so we only use it judiciously on them but we spray down the flagstones in the evenings in the height of Summer and it is wonderful for both the humans and the puppers too. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.com