Photo and text by Corey Amaro:
Provence is drinking Pastis in a small village, with cicadas clicking their heels in the background.
Provence is a red blanket of poppies with a child in the middle wearing a straw hat.
Provence is, without a doubt, blue shutters and flowers on the windowsill.
Provence is a small fishing village nestled along the coast, a place to cast your dreams afloat.
Provence is a white bowl of fish soup with sliced dried baguette, a head of garlic, grated cheese, and garlic mayonnaise.
Provence is double-painted doorways…
And colorful facades with stripped awnings with a…
Fruit and vegetables stand underneath.
Yes, Provence is
the land of good and plenty.
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Today is my cousin Kathy's birthday. They went to St Tropez, and I stayed home to bake a surprise birthday cake. But what was I thinking… St. Tropez versus Birthday Cake?!? I stayed back because I lost a tooth and had a dentist appointment: Oh the joy of growing old. Maybe I'll bake my tooth in the cake as a double-whammy surprise.
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