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Laura Ashley house in Provence for sale
Laura Ashley and her husband vowed to ‘work like hell, become successful and buy the most incredible home in St Tropez’.
Now, their lavish, historic estate is for sale at £9 million. According to theTelegraph: “Located just 13 miles from the glitzy bustle of St Tropez – and a mere five minutes from the beach as the Augusta helicopter flies – the estate is slightly reminiscent in feel of Marie Antoinette’s Petit Hameau, the mock farm she had constructed in the grounds of Versailles, where
Now you can get posh facials at the Four Seasons, Fayence.This woman Vaishalylooks after Elle Macpherson, Sophie Dahl and Nigella Lawson. Set amid fragrant fields of thyme and lavender in the Provencal hills near the town of Grasse, the Four Seasons is a world away from the hustle and bustle and now you can get a Signature Facial there for £216. Bargain?
Mons matchstick models (en Provence)

I am reminded of one on Mons’ special treasures. The Mons schoolbus driver, M. Audibert, has been building matchstick models for more than half a decade. Mostly ships. The largest sailing ship he has made uses 32,000 of them. It’s quite astonishing
to see the attention to detail and love that goes into these creations which have occupied the artisan for close to 60 years.
My favourite production is the scale model of Mons, which you can see below courtesy of Provence Beyond. Every street, pa
