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Flora and Fauna of the South of France

Blue skies as far as the eye can see and a view over the magnificent hills of the Var. What more could one desire. Not quite sitting on the beach and swimming in the sea weather, although today it might be, more a stroll down the winding country lanes and through the vineyards. There to be met by a profusion of Spring/Summer flowers adorning the hedgerows. Divine in every sense of the word. Enjoy.

This section is for cat lovers only. Since we have been coming here we have been feeding our “leftovers” to a group of feral cats. We discovered them about three years ago when the little black one and the little grey one were only kittens. They are well looked after by the kind ladies who live in the village and who feed them every evening. They have even built them a “des res ” The village of Grimaud is sometime known as “Le village des chats”.

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I write a fashion and beauty blog for women over 50 with the aim of inspiring mature women to continue to enjoy and have fun with their fashion choices. I have spent most of my working life in some way connected to fashion. I started my career in Fashion PR and then trained as an Image Consultant when my children were young. I subsequently worked in the corporate world running seminars, doing private coaching and speaking at conferences. I started my blog in 2009 as I wanted to share my years of experience working in the world of fashion. I truly believe we can continue to have confidence in the way we present ourselves. Our style may evolve with time and changing lifestyles, yet with a little knowledge and inspiration, we can all continue to have fun with fashion. As women of a certain age we are a growing demographic let us prove that we can also be a chic one.

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Une femme says:

13th June 2013 at 15:54

Looks as though you're having some lovely weather there! I love seeing the olive trees. It's nice to know that the people in the village are kind enough to look out for the cats.
Maryl says:

13th June 2013 at 19:18

Just back from Provence too and I can tell you that the week later the weather still hadn't picked up...windy (the mistral) and cold. But the first week of June brought the sunny weather. Felt good. Loved the haphazard groupings of Poppies along the roadsides. Thanks.
Madame Là-bas says:

14th June 2013 at 00:11

So beautiful! The colours of Provence are wonderful.
Flattering50 says:

15th June 2013 at 13:06

I was in the south of France and Monaco in June many moons ago. I remember loving the poppies. Thanks for taking me back, if only in my mind! Best wishes--Susan
Chicatanyage says:

23rd June 2013 at 17:19

You can get quite close and they will take food from our hands but a stroke might be a move too far.
lagatta à montréal says:

12th May 2014 at 23:42

I was so enjoying the flora and fauna and then a table full of black and grey pussycats! How utterly lovely. They do look well fed for feral cats.
- Chicatanyage says:
  
  13th May 2014 at 08:19
  
  Hi Lagatta
  Thanks for your lovely comment. The pussycats are very well fed. We give them scraps when we are in France however a couple of local ladies feed them regularly. They have even built them little houses in the bushes.