Les Hauts Saints

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Beautiful restored stone former ancient chapel in St Antonin-du-Var in S. France. Quiet & private wi

17/10/2026

This autumn the buzz of cicadas gave way to the noise of neighbours’ chainsaws. Suddenly the attractive oak touching the chimney and dropping its dry kindling on the roof seemed less appealing. The upside is more light and sunshine and better views. And the wood will be burned in the fireplace, rather more safely.

25/09/2026

A new find in Lorgues. Having discovered on our cruise that Andrew loves sushi. Tucked away in a side street but with decent parking, Eat Sushi Lorgues, probably best used as a takeaway or party service, but authentic and inexpensive. Added to the Thai food van it seems there is an alternative to relentless french bread, cheese and other privations. Admittedly they had run out of b**r so we were still forced to drink Provence Rosé at 5€ a verre.

18/09/2026

Time to be brave and visit the graveyard of the loungers. Despite anxious emails I am not on a secret mission to sell weight loss jabs to the summer guests. I used to wonder why people had non matching furniture but now understand the high attrition rate is the cause. And brand new cushions do not survive a summer of sun cream, toddlers and Saharan dust.
This year I noticed that the luxury cruise ship and the Nice hotel had swapped to modern textilene metal frames and so must finally accept that in hot summers wood dries out and becomes too brittle. It seems you don’t get what you pay for. Only one of the newer expensive wood ones remain. The ten year old ikea are also looking like they might want a lie down. The textilene, albeit with proper cushions are comfortable and easy to move around.
We still prefer chairs, but what do we know!

16/09/2026

You never quite get used to that deep blue sky. Summer is still going strong but we no longer need the aircon at night. No rain to speak of and the pool is still at 30 deg.
Hows the weather with you?

07/09/2026

Spoilt for choice where to celebrate the birthday. So Bastide de Magnans (Vidauban) Sunday and Bistrot de Mentone (Lorgues) Monday both excellent and possible to enjoy despite temps of 33-35. And previously the village bistrot now reliably good and walkable from the house. Have only unpacked as far as T shirts so far…

20/08/2026

"It's very striking that everywhere where there were vineyards, the fire was for the most part stopped," French Prime Minister François Bayrou told growers as he visited the fire zone in Aude.
It is often not remembered that vineyards were originally planted as firebreaks and this year we had reason to be grateful for the popularity of provence rosé. Much of the scrubland around our village has been planted with vines in the last ten years. I even found the domain behind the house in Tesco’s this year. (At twice the price we pay locally.) We are lucky to be surrounded by many green oaks rather than bordeaux pines.
On just one day the wind blew in our direction from ten miles away and the smell of smoke made us glad we had carried out the compulsory scrub clearance and cut down a tree to close to the house. More to follow. We appreciate the 2,500 pompiers and 10 aircraft that the french devoted to the 6,000 hectare fire west of Cotignac.
Meanwhile a little welcome rain but summer has another couple of months to go.

19/08/2026

https://youtu.be/DNGefEZlc5o?is=bkWDoO39orguC88t

Village evening and pétanque
competition

Fête du 15 Août à St Antonin du varConcours de boulesSoupe au P*s...

08/06/2026

What do you get if you cross Donald Trump with a magpie? A Hoopee. We have a family of birds this year
The gardener hasn’t heard about the EU working temp debate. He is performing the annual garden haircut (débroussaillage) in 32 degrees although he did stop for lunch, as all frenchmen must. Meanwhile we continue with the arduous routine of swim, lunch, rosé.

05/06/2026

I gather summer in the UK has finished after it made a brief appearance for half-term. Here we have another 3-4 months to go. The temperature has dropped to 28 but it still beautifully warm for an evening swim. We have found another couple of restaurants locally although the village bistrot remains hard to beat.

25/02/2026

At last! Something we do so much better than the French. Spring in the UK. Ive remembered why we go back.
Admittedly they are getting ready for summer next week but still…..

Adresse

Les Hauts Saints Chemin Des Haut Saints
Saint-Antonin
83510

Site Web

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