Mes Amis, Bonjour! I had a great Provençale summer based in Uzes, with many hope filled expeditions to go “fishing” for antique treasures! I even had acquired special light weight “fishing” pants, shirts and hat, at a sports store here before I left, to be sure I would be ready for the intense Provençale sunshine…
Fine art is part of fine living!!
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout, Bonjour! Today I would like to address the many values of living with fine art.When furnishing your interiors, the focal points of your walls becomes very important. A great art work, placed center stage on a wall, can set off a chain reaction. It can dictate the level…
Modern innovations in furniture, circa 1500
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout, Bonjour! Today, I want to look at those two fairly “modern” inventions in furniture evolution: the buffet and the “commode” (chest of drawers)! In the early years of the Middle ages( 1200 to 1490), most all storage took place in “coffres” (chests), which in some cases had the…
The Enchantment of Fireplaces
Chers Amis de l’Ecole du Bon Gout!, With the fall air promising winter is on its way, I would like to address the timely subject of fireplaces and their multiple uses and connotations. Ever since the invention of the fireplace some 900 years ago, it has had a very central role in indoor human…
Our light experiences
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout., Bonjour d’Uzes!! Here in Provence, ( Where many of the impressionist painters chose to live with good reason!! ) the sun light has a unique quality which infuses everything it touches with a special richness and liveliness which is best experienced in person to be appreciated!…
A true “Chateau Piece”!!
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout, today, I am happy to show you a splendid “new” item just in at Au Vieux Paris Antiques! It was originally an “over door” containing an oil painting, in a truly luxurious Regence/Louis XV “boiserie” interior in Nimes. However because the local craftsman, who carved and gold leafed…
6th Year “anniversaire”!!!
Chers Students of “L’Ecole du Bon Gout” , Today marks the 6th year “anniversaire” of the start of this e mailed “School of Good Taste”!! We have studied many specific details of “good taste” through the last six years, but today I address the central reason for the importance of utilizing “Bon Gout” ! As time…
St. Valentine’s Day!!!
Chers Amis de l’Ecole du Bon Gout”, Bonjour !! February 14th, St. Valentine’s day, named for a 3rd century Roman saint, gives everybody a great opportunity to let the special person (or persons) in their life know that they are so very dear !! Candy, flowers and cards are certainly tried and true methods of…
Hi from BB La !!!
Chers Amis, Bonjour!! During my recent stay in Uzes, my winter time next door neighbor, Lambert O’Neil, came over one night bringing a chicken dish for our supper, cooked with preserved lemons, green olives,whole garlic toes, dried figs and onions. Well the predominate taste thrill was that of the preserved lemons!! I was “hooked”!!! I asked my friend in…
Family of chosen friends
Chers Amis du l’Uzege, Bonjour de la Louisiane!! We all know well what a special “wealth” we have in the relationships we have built up over the last several years in our lives in Uzege. To describe this wondrous “wealth” in words to someone out side the circle is not easy, though those within the…
