Month: September 2025
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Thank You for the Birthday Wishes
Thank you for the birthday wishes — we read them at dinner! Our friends Mari and Shelby invited us out to celebrate, and Mari took these photos of us. We had a wonderful evening, and right in the middle of…
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Yann’s Birthday
It’s Yann’s birthday today.I’m lucky I get to share it with him. One of the things I admire most about Yann is this:No matter where we are—at home, with our grandchildren, with friends, visitors, in any work situation—he’s the same.…
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The French Classic for Breakfast
Wake up, sleepy eye.Walk around the corner—the aroma of baguettes leads the way.My heavy accent is understood:one baguette, two croissants. Each cost $1.10 Pinch off the end of the baguette and eat it.The croissants—taste buds watering.Butter,jam,or just as is.
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A Lace Thread That Led Me Somewhere New
Every now and then, we stumble upon something — a book, a photograph, a quiet conversation, on Instagram — and it opens a door that invites you, where take a sit admiringly. Lace is something I come across all the time at…
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Bitten by the Brocante Bug (And Still Going Strong)
I’ve been antiquing in France since the very day my feet touched French soil. I still remember asking Yann if he knew of an antique shop we could visit or maybe a flea market. He looked at me with all…