French la Vie

    while having dinner Gabriel asked his mom, ”Are there gnocchi at Valinga’s (Great Grandmother’s)? Chelsea’s response was that she wasn’t sure. Gabriel stabbed a gnocchi with his fork…

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(I saw this advertisement and misunderstood it completely!) Now I get it.                                    …

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  Wow, what creative, clever, and right on responses. Well done, my friends. When I saw these thin wire pieces, I thought they might be for plants, tags, or something.…

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  After many years of penning this blog, I have come to know many of you and if you have been following me and reading the comments you probably know…

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      Every now and then, but not often, I stumble upon a French antique that I have no idea what it is, and that is one of the…

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  My oldest niece Patti is my brother Marty and Susie’s oldest child. Patti is the first grandchild in the Amaro clan my mother has fourteen grandchildren.     This…

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    At first, it was painful, seemingly unbearable at times, and in the same breath someone would recall a silly moment shared, and peels of laughter would pour tangling…

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Today and tomorrow and the next day let's write a page of love on someone's heart. To be the one that starts the first word, and by that creates chapters…

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