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Breathe in. Breathe out.

July 11, 2014 by Patricia Sands 11 Comments

Bonjour and hi there!

It’s great to be back on the blog! How’s your summer going? IMG_5911

The past 8 weeks have flown by for me. You know how I love to travel … but now it’s time to slow down, get caught up and just breathe for a while  …

It’s also time to get home and hug the grandkids, although I got to hug two of them here in Vienna for a few days and that was very special!

 

If it’s Friday, it must be France …

Well, it is Friday … but it’s Vienna for three more days  … (also a lovely place to be … )

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… and I’m on my way home from five weeks in France. During that time I was fortunate to co-lead two women’s tours of the south of France that were based upon the locations in The Promise of Provence.

What a pleasure to travel with two groups of interesting, enthusiastic women, along with my friends, author and marketing expert Susan Sommers and Womens Travel Network owner, Debbie Ross! It was magnifique!

Here’s a taste of where we were and what we did.

As you can see, we caught the sunflowers and lavender in bloom! (If the slideshow isn’t appearing right here, you might have to wait just a minute for it to load.)

  • Roussillon
  • Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque
  • South of France sunflowers
  • Author Ted Jones ~ Womens Travel Network tour
  • Gordes ~ Womens Travel Network tour
  • Arles ~ Womens Travel Network tour
  • Luberon ~ WTN tour based on The Promise of Provence by Patricia Sands
  • Nice ~ WTN tour based on The Promise of Provence by Patricia Sands
  • Avignon - Le Jardin de la Tour cooking class
  • Le Palais Lascaris, Nice, France
  • St. Remy de Provence market
  • Le Jardin de la Tour cooking class
  • Le Palais des Papes, Avignon
  • Fragonard parfumerie, Grasse
  • Antibes ~ WTN tour based on The Promise of Provence by Patricia Sands
  • Womens Travel Network tour of the south of France 2014
  • Womens Travel Network tour based on The Promise of Provence by Patricia Sands
  • Nice, France ~ Womens Travel Network tour based on The Promise of Provence by Patricia Sands
  • Fragonard parfumerie, Grasse
  • Canada Day - Le Jardin de la Tour cooking class, Avignon
  • Plage Beau Rivage ~ Nice, France ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Place Massena, Nice, France ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Daily market, Nice, France ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Nice, France ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Eze Village ~ PSandsPhotos ~Womens Travel Network south of France tour 2014
  • Fleures de courgettes ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Bell tower of Provence ~ PSandsPhotos
  • Monaco ~ Womens Travel Network tour 2014 ~PSandsPhotos

Merci mille fois to each and every one of you on the tours for helping to make our adventures so memorable!

For more photos and details, just click right here on the Womens Travel Network blog! I’ll even wait while you do!

2015 is going to bring more exciting trips from WTN so stay tuned. It would be great to have you join one!

While I was away, as well as participating in some super giveaways, here are a few other items that kept us busy:

*we completed the new website you are visiting now ~ thanks to the talented tech knowledge of  Barb Drozdowich, who is also an author, book blogger and author consultant . Check out her site too! We hope you like the new look here and look forward to your comments!

*I wrapped up my edits (hopefully …) for Promises To Keep and am waiting for the final return from my editor … we’re edging closer to publication, honest!

*Instagram got stuck on “waiting”, whatever that means, and I wasn’t able to keep posting photos each day … I whined about that! Now I have to figure out how to unstick it.

*Amy Cooper, who handles all sorts of necessary social media for me, kept me afloat and stayed on top of things in her usual brilliantly organized fashion ~ A BIG THANK YOU to her and to everyone who participated in our super successful Goodreads Giveaway, Summer Splash Blog Hop and Book Rhythm Kindle Giveaways. Congratulations to all the winners of excellent books and cool prizes! These are such fun and great opportunities to connect with you!

*I feel so fortunate every single day of my travels to be in such beautiful surroundings and to have the priceless friends and support helping make it all possible … without  me falling down the writer’s rabbit hole! Thank you!

Note-taking, photographing and researching for future writing projects is a big part of these trips. Now to begin planning for 2015 … new book, new travels, and who knows what else! What’s on your agenda?

For some reason there’s no “like” button here, which I always use when I visit blogs and to leave a comment you have to scroll back up to the top of the post and click on the “Leave A Comment” link. Sigh … there’s always something!

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About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Margaret says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:30 am

    The new site looks great. I look forward to visiting for many years to come.

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    • Patricia Sands says

      July 18, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Thanks, Margaret! I look forward to doing the same on your site. I love where you take your readers.

      Reply
  2. Patricia Yager Delagrange says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:04 am

    So much lavender and so much beauty. To have so many weeks in another country and experience all of it and share it in pictures is just amazing. Thank you. I love the colors. And I can’t wait for Book #2.

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      July 18, 2014 at 8:37 am

      Thanks, Patricia! I’m glad you like it. There’s something about lavender, isn’t there? I was never a big fan until I began spending time in France during lavender season, right in the growing area. There truly is something essential to our systems in the fragrance and oil of lavender and now I use it in many different ways. I can’t wait for Book 2 either … still deep in edits with my amazing new editor!

      Reply
  3. sherry fundin says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Awesome pics and slide show. I enjoyed it very much. Glad to hear you had a great time.
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    • Patricia Sands says

      July 18, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Hey Sherry, thanks for stopping by! Lovely to see you here!

      Reply
  4. Debra Eve says

    July 15, 2014 at 3:50 pm

    Congrats on the new site, Patricia. It looks stunning (nice photo carousel). And as always, you send me dreaming of southern France!

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      July 18, 2014 at 8:38 am

      Thanks! Those are good dreams to have … and you know I am a believer in dreams coming true!

      Reply
  5. Kat Varn says

    July 15, 2014 at 6:52 pm

    Wish your newsletter was a scratch and sniff! I want to go to France!

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      July 18, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      Keep wishing and it will come true, Kat!

      Reply

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