Dear Valentine Cherubs,I was looking around for a simple photo today (you know how that goes) and found myself swept off my feet into my fairytale Valentine Escape. Now before I could say “Feet, stay on the ground!” I was whisked away to Provence, caught up in the romance and beauty of it all. This country house made me swoon with love!
I shut my eyes and pictured myself nestled in a big cozy bed until noon, sipping wine and nibbing on delicacies on the veranda, basking in the light that Cezanne loved so much (quoting the villa’s website)…then slipping inside to relax in a hot bubble bath…
Soon, I was taking a nap in another beautiful bed before having afternoon tea in the courtyard! Bliss!
Then, as the night turned dark and the stars came out, I was dressing in my finest for a romantic dinner with my Valentine in that glorious dining room…
…before retiring to my room and fetching Ian (oh, dearest Ian! where have you been?) to draw the curtains, turn down the bed and bring my hot toddy (which, incidentally, I have never had in my life but it always seems well-suited to a moment like this…).
And then, just as I was drifting off to a blissful slumber, I heard my kitchen timer buzzing waking me with its harsh shrill. OH NO! I am not in Provence. I’m in Portland! And our Tuna Casserole is ready. Gotta run! Love to you all on St. Valentine’s Day!
I wish I could leap into the computer screen into those scenes. Gorgeous! And thank you for such a great Valentine. So thoughtful! Maybe you should offer an online course of how to accomplish as much as you seem to do! You make it appear effortless and natural. As always, thanks for the wonderful inspiration.
Oh Melissa – thanks for taking me away from it all!
What a lovely virtual vacation, Melissa. Too bad it had to end, but what a feast for the eyes it was! You have fabulous taste in fantasies! I could see myself right there in a heartbeat…
Blessings and hugs,
Christi
Is it me or is that bathtub simply AMAZING!!!!!!!
longing for spring full of lavender perfume and fields of sunflowers waving up to the azure blue skies, drinking marlot on a covered terrace, dreaming away….
oooh thank you so much for these lovely images of provence…
my second home!!
so funny to read your post about la villa Gallici . I live very close to this wonderful place ..I know …I’m lucky .
And I love to go there ….so romantic ..
The 3rd picture with the blue wallcovering : my former bedroom in my show room was the same ..I loved this fabric
In the same style of provencal decoration , our ” atelier” decorated and still decorate this hotel , you may want to check :
http://www.relais-magdeleine.com/
How did you get those pictures of my house?
I WISH! Love the colors and the textures. This is my first time to your blog, and I will definitely be back. For sure.
Thanks for the dose of inspiration!
Is that the most gorgeous place or what?!!! Love it all! And the pic of the pooch (next post) is pretty cute too. Blessings… Polly
Thank you Melissa for this wonderful flight of fancy to this beautiful place! How inspirational! A nap in any one of these gorgeous beds would be just the thing right about now.
Julie
Oh yes, a girl can dream! Such lovely pictures….sigh…
I thought I had died and gone to heaven and then I blinked & realised I was still in Auckland, NZ.! Happy belated St Valentines Day Melissa:) Rachaelxo