Christmas – A Hideaway In France

Ten full days at Mas de Mahystre is a real treat for us. Winter brings different colours and experiences in St Come, with plenty of time for cooking, eating, chatting, backgammon, walking and reflecting. Especially at Christmas…

Highlights are always:

Nimes Les Halles food market on Christmas Eve, carefully choosing the chapon, oysters, cheese and veg, amidst the festive hustle and bustle.
Christmas Eve lunch by Les Arenes in Nimes
Walks in the garrigue above St Come with our dog Ringo (please admire his special Christmas coat!)
Hours spent by the fire with a glass of vino battling fierce games of backgammon
Decorating the tree
Catching up with special neighbours, friends and family
Taking time to cook up feasts
Time for each other
Just being at Mas de Mahystre together

Winter Roses
Ringo in the St Come Hills
Christmas Satsumas
Christmas Eve in Nimes
Like Father Like Son
Fireside happiness
Festive Pain au Raisin
Christmas Tree 2018
Christmas Eve Lunch in Nimes
Walk up the Mourresipe
Chocolate Orange Petit Four
Beautiful Nimes Door
Christmas Tree
Unique Wood Store
Decorations

Christmas Tree at A Hideaway in France 2014

Only a couple of weeks before we head off for Christmas in the south of France and excitement is mounting fast. By the time we arrive, Christmas Eve will be almost tangible, so first on the list will be finding a tree and enjoying the sweet scent of a Norwegian forest. Unravelling our treasured Christmas decorations never fails to create some delightful nostalgia and once the fire is lit, the Christmas tunes blaring, the fairy lights sparkling and a glass of something special in hand, the festive scene is set. Catching up with our local friends is always a big treat during the Christmas season. We are also lucky to have my older sister, brother-in-law and their three bonkers, little, blond girls, who live in the Luberon and run Provence Guru, joining us for the grand day. I do wish though that we could gather up the whole extended family and conjure them over to our secret corner in the south of France.