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French Guessing Game
You know how I love a good French guessing game. Well— when I was out and about with the latest group- Nicole and her mother Judi stumbled upon something that had me stumped.…
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The 4th
Somewhere between the anthem and the silence, I wonder: is liberty still ringing, or is that the echo of something we forgot to hold for all? America, the beautiful- be…
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Cassis Morning
Sunshine spills—Azur sky, parasol pines,waving to the waves. Woke up to seagulls singing,sea masts clicking—rhythmic lullaby.The port of Cassis stretching, yawning,beginning again. A hum, a glide, a splash! Barefoot thoughts…
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Between the Pages: The Scrapbook
We have always had a way of honoring the little things. That tiny chocolate paper? It could be part of a schoolchild’s collection, a young girl’s diary, or a grandmother’s…
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A Blistering Summer in Provence
It’s a place not touched by time. A piece of childhood still stitched into the now. A kind of freedom most don’t even know how to name. And here it…
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The Story of the Shutters
Over thirty years ago, we moved to a small village in the south of France.The house we moved into had been closed up. Old shutters sealed shut. Silent, still. Until…
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A Provençal Wedding
A Provençal civil wedding. In France, before any church bells ring or flower petals scatter in chapels, there must first be a civil ceremony at the city hall. It’s the…
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A Provençal Walkabout
The day before our friends daughter’s wedding, we gathered—this group of old friends who feel like family, and have for so many years. We went for a walk in the…
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A Wonderful Surprise
For those of you who’ve read my blog over the years, you know Annie. You know she was one of the dearest friends of my life. She was a presence…
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