That botanical print wallpaper made the botanist in me go ga ga!

Thank you, it's beautiful

I have to agree; I very much like her style. She has a vision of her own, not cookie-cutter like many decorating blogs I've seen, although I suppose this is not a decorating blog per se.

Glad you enjoyed. Yes Ingrid she is primarily a photographer and teaches retreats/classes in very interesting and far afield places. She also cooks absolutely lovely things...I was looking for a buttermilk recipe when I found her blog. She is a recovered alcoholic /drug addict and is Bi-polar as well and has written a very interesting ebook. She has a lot to say and share and is currently married and expecting and moving forward joyfully with her life. I plan on getting the ebook. If you click on the links there is a lot more to her than first meets the eye. Thank you for looking. c

Thanks for posting. Her photography is captivating.

I loved that blog! It was inspiring for home design, food, mood, everything.

Did anyone read her guest post @ esmewang.com?

Very moving ..

"So what does it mean to have comorbid mental illnesses? It means I have
multiple sources of lack of ease — lack of ease in thought life,
emotions, behavioral control, perception. It means it’s hard."

Comorbid: finding stability on shifting ground.

Thanks for sharing, beautiful & interesting.

4boys...yes I had read that as well and intend to look at what she says is a series of guest posts I believe it was weekly. Glad some of you found her work interesting also. There is a lot to read through. c

Oh annie that is luscious !! Thank you I have never seen that blog before. Right up my alley style wise . I know I am going to get nothing done today :) c

I know, tr...in fact that blog was one of the reasons we went to France last year...I wanted to get more, up close and personal.

OMG those woodstoves on "Bread and Olives." Envy!

Trail, I was just about to say that this lovely room reminds me of your home for some reason, and then I saw ... it. OMG, what is that? LOL!

haha TR ( note you are the BIG TR :) ) I have NO idea...hope it is stuffed but if it is....why have it and if it is real...a mutant ??? weird !

Annie I was in France for 4 weeks in Summer 2014 and DH and I were ready to move !! We sure loved everything...well except how hard it is to find folks who are working in the small villages...everyone seems to be " closed for lunch" except it is 3 PM and they never come back. Other than that little blip it was splendid. Thank you again and I have more perusing to do...c

oh my....check out this link...it says she is the curator of the Bread and Olives blog...look at the kitchens...be still my heart. Also there are several Bread/olive blogs that are more about food and are not just photos so it is confusing...but some of them are good too. https://www.pinterest.com/michele_hoffman/

New blogs to drool over, love these! Thanks for sharing.

One of my favs (French):

http://sharonsantoni.com/

She rents her guest cottage:

http://ourfrenchcountryguestcottage.blogspot.fr/

http://ourfrenchcountryguestcottage.blogspot.fr/p/whats-cottage-like.html

How could you leave this? They'd have to get a court order to remove me. :D

TR, what IS that? An albino raccoon? Lovely room but yikes!

TR.. moving now.. DH is already packed:)

Flight is $1100 Round trip but the cottage is $1100!a week.. Yikes .. But we might do it instead of our other plan .. Would take tent instead:)

I love her style and pics. I really like that wallpaper!!!

That creature looks like a cross between a rat and an opposum. I wonder what the heck it is?!!