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Tuesday: The Color Yellow is Provence

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Yellow is Provence. The facades certainly. The glorious sun, the glistening on the sea, the clink of the Pastis glasses, straw hats, sunflowers, Marseille soap, let's not forget the golden baguette..

And then there is dessert: Pear with chocolate? That isn't Provencal. Well unless you are an American living here shaking up your Franco family with a bit of why not.

 

18th century, Yellow Provencal Picture Corey Amaro's Blog

 

Yellow facades.

Must see in Marseille

Au Vieux Panier.

 

 

Three-baguettes

 

 

Hipped talked about must go when in Marseille for lunch:

O'bidul.

Where the cook is the server too.

Talk about atmosphere.

 

 

 

Lemons

 

Do you have a good lemonade recipe?

"Two droplets of water, three bubbles and some fruit…"

1895

It is a century old drink, and a great website.

The accent will add to the taste.

 

 

 

 

 

Achat

 

Do you wear yellow?

Do you like bumblebees?

They wear yellow with black damn well.

A brocante sign with yellow and black stung me.

 

 

 

French Market

 

Sunflowers always always always remind me of my mother.

Unfolding,

petal by petal,

accepting the reality of each moment

…not rushing it to be more than it is.

The secret is not stealing the beauty of tomorrow by robbing today.

 

 

 

Hens-and-chicken

 

 

Yellow is Jaune in French. 

The facade is Jaune.

 

 

French-yellow-toile Burger

 

Yellow toile pillows…

Maybe pillow talk will help your French.

It has helped mine.

 

 

Lemons for pasta

 

 

Yellow cannot be denied.

Lemon Pasta? One of my favorites! What is one of your favorite pasta sauces?

 

 

 

 

Restaurant-french

 

 

When in Nice, after worshipping the sun, head towards

JAN

You won't be disappoint.

You light have every meal during your entire stay in this one spot.

 

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I cannot do colors without including a hand knocker.

Can you imagine how hard it was to find a yellow door?

This one was in Arles.

 

 

Chopped apples for tarte

French apple pie…

Tarte Tatin.

Worth every buttery calorie.

French classics made easy.

 

 

Shutters-nice

 

 

What color is your house? I bet it isn't yellow.

 

 

 

 

1900s Provencal Yellow dish

 

 

Provencal pottery

Where to find the best pottery in the South of France?

 

Pichon in Uzes.

 

New, but this pottery company has been around, and a must see when in Provence:

Ravel in Aubagne

In between here:

Cigalles.. Sicard… Apt… Confit pots…

 

 

 

Roman Aqueduct in France

 

 

Golden wheat under the ancient Roman aqueduct.

The best time to take the TGV is in May or late June.

An open air tour at high speed.

 

 

Yellow-facade-nice

 

Yellow.

facade in Nice.

In the old town center.

 

 

Confit pots, provence, france, yellow confit pots

 

Yellow confit pots.

Provence gold.

 

 

Colorful-facades-nice

 

Does yellow make you feel warm?

Do you see it as a banana split?

What season does it remind you of?

Yellow #1 your favorite, #10 at the bottom of your color wheel list.

Poor yellow liked but not loved, unless it is a banana split.

Yellow snow.

 

 

 

French Countryside

 

Baguette Ville.

 

 

 

 

Confit pot, apt, provence, France

 

The color Yellow in Provence

 

Comments

21 responses to “Tuesday: The Color Yellow is Provence”

  1. WR

    Love gold, ochre, decorate with yellow at home, it’s sunshine all the time in my kitchen, dining and living room.
    Yellow, like orange is happy. Don’t wear much yellow but I do gold and um, love love love provençal pottery, especially the old stuff, and in all colors.
    Thank you for the ray of sunshine post!

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  2. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Well that was just a feast for my eyes! Even on a wonderful surprise sunny day like today, yellow is a welcome color. On a grey day, even more so!
    I wanted my house to be yellow, a pale but cheerful yellow with white trim. Husband nixed it. House is a cheerful greyed green with white trim instead.
    (The inside of the house, the living/dining area, does indeed have spots of vivid Provence yellow, painted after a visit there, plus framed art from some artists in Bonnieux.)

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  3. paula s in new mexico

    Not yellow on the outside, but each room inside is a slightly different shade of yellow/gold/ochre…….love it.
    Hug

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  4. Kathie B

    To me, yellow = summer. I love wearing the buttery tones. You mention bees, but omitted honey and beeswax, typical of Provence.

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  5. Marilyn

    Yellow is my favorite color, it is a happy color. Yes, I wear it too. It reminds me of daffodils in March. Love the yellows that you shared. Love anything with lemons. Drooling now for the Tarte Tatin. I tried making one once upon a time, but didn’t succeed. I need to try again.

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  6. Barbara in Sydney

    My house is yellow! My late husband chose the colour 40 years ago. I cannot and would not ever change it as it has become known as “the pretty yellow house”
    whenever it is referred to. It is the colour of joy I think.

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  7. Ana Maria

    My house is a Mediterranean style with terracotta tiles. It is ochre with green trim and a green double front door. There is an antique Fatima door knocker bought in Spain by my father in 1972. Inside there are different shades of yellow all over. It is my favorite color!

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  8. Robyn

    my home is apple green with hot pink doors! I love it

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  9. Merisi in Vienna

    Symphonie provençal … gorgeous!

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  10. susan

    Gorgeous as always! Thanks for the warm glow.

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  11. Doré ….BurlapLuxe

    M’y home is French rural romance, that entertains whites of age, grey washed over pieces with French curves. My home is a small cottage on the Southern California desert, grey and white exterior with limed oak floors and pale tiles.
    I am so inspired with your beauty here and all things French.
    Will return for the love of French brocante, being of French descendant the French have a saying for what is brocante, “not quite valuable, but not quite worthless”
    I too love a great brocante find.
    Thank you for this beautiful French yellow share.
    Will see you soon.
    Xx
    Bisous
    Doré

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  12. 24/7 in France

    My colors are the various shades of Mediterranean blue, which goes, bien sur, perfectly with Provencale yellow.

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  13. jend’isère

    My kids’chose yellow as their fav colour. My first car was a used yellow Toyota, but after the sun faded it into a mustard shade, I not longer liked the colour. The mellow of yellow can also turn murky after a wash with coloured clothes. Though in it’s true form…a ray of brillant sunshine to me!

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  14. Paulita

    You’ve inspired me. I’m putting my yellow Provencal tablecloth on the table today as a shield against the dreary rain falling outside.

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  15. Patti L

    Corey, you studied to be a minister, a monk, a Buddha and although you didn’t follow that path directly, you minister with your words every day painting sunshine into the hearts of many. I often am healed from your wondrous photos and the Universe speaks through your words. Yellow is definitely a color that speaks delight, like the thick honey of a hug.

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  16. Marsha @ Splenderosa

    What a perfectly wonderful post. I love Lemon Pasta, and will make it tonight. Actually, I love all the yellow colors in the landscape, they brighten up one’s day so very much. xx’s

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  17. Peggy Braswell

    adore the color yellow + lemons + anything yellow is good for me. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  18. Me

    My kitchen is painted a sunny yellow made to look like a plastered wall. My school room is an overdosed yellow. I chose those colors because I needed the warmth and happiness for a very “cold” time in my life. Yes, yellow makes me happy.

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  19. monika

    Corey, these are gorgeous, stunning, inspired posts! Thank you!
    Yellow is my 10 year old daughter’s favourite colour, as other posters have noted, the colour of joy 🙂

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  20. Lyn

    My house is pale yellow on the outside, my lounge is a bit darker with birdseye maple panels and my front verandah is a bright yellow with blue touches – not sure how this happened but it is warm and happy. Lyn

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  21. tammyCA

    Oh, yes I love yellow…such a happy color. And my little house IS yellow with light green shutters and trim. Also, my living room walls are soft buttery yellow..have loved them for 15 yrs and don’t think I will ever change it..even ‘tho I love all colors.

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