Your Private Provence

08/07/2026

Open the door to a lavender lifestyle. Where life slows down, beauty is your guide and the cicadas sing. Where food is art, art inspires, and you create. You create a world of memories with sound, smell, touch and heart 💜

02/05/2026

There’s something about photographing a flower, the way you behold it with your eyes, or even before, how you see it, how it draws your attention from from off, asking your heart to come closer. It’s more than nature, it’s a connection between nature and soul. Spring revival.

Photos taken last week during the Spring Revival Tour. Next year’s dates on my website. See links in bio.

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29/01/2026

May is the month to see poppies in Provence. 2 spots have opened up on this year's tour. Message Emily at yourprivateprovence.com

31/12/2025

31 seconds of Provence this year for this last day of the year. Hope you enjoy this collage of favorite landscapes and backdrops close to my❤️

21/11/2025

What's up and coming in Provence this season, and next? Flavors and scents, truffles and lavender...and all the inspiration that comes with both.

Truffles, wine & Cuisine

12/08/2025

30 years ago this August my journey to France, the south of France, Provence began with a French guy I met at bookshop in Seattle. I still haven't stopped exploring and discovering my adoptive land...and sharing with you.

The day my French life began...

21/06/2025

Summer has arrived. The cicadas are singing, the red poppies have faded giving the attention to lavender, the asparagus no longer presents itself on every menu so our taste buds turn to cherries and that soul food called cherry clafoutis. I love the seasons. Change is sometimes really hard…but the seasons remind me how much letting go and embracing something different can actually be the best step to inspiration. Voila, my tribute to say goodbye to spring and bonjour summer vibes.

11/01/2025

The Golden Hour in Provence - it was just by chance that I captured this shot, on the very first day of this year. On a walk in my neighborhood, a place I pass often, nothing short of nature’s spectacle, shining the golden road for me to follow. After photographing from every angle, I stood in the spotlight, letting the color, the light, the warmth draw me into to dreams.

Bonne année to you all. May the road be bright, and when it’s not, seek beyond to the light.

13/12/2024

Not so long ago, back in October, after a full tour day in the Luberon, a surprise was waiting for me. It was one of those perfect Indian summer evenings with not even the slightest breeze. I followed the directions to the « surprise » spot, 😮 . A tiny little plane and the pilot were waiting to take me to see my beloved Provence from the sky! The pilot asked what direction, « Luberon » I said. And so we ventured on…over Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, the closed valley, views of the highest peak, Mount Ventoux, over Gordes, crossing to Bonnieux, Lacoste, Menerbes, Oppède, and then to the flat lands neighboring the Durance river where you find market farming crops and plenty of apple trees (which is where my little farm house sits). Lastly, a nice view of the Chartreuse de Bonpas next to the river (where monks helped travelers cross this dangerous river…hence the name Bon Pas).

Merci Clement! I can’t wait for the next flight…where to next 🤔 ?