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The Chair
The chair that I couldn’t leave behind—even though it’s uncomfortable because the springs have sprung, and its oversized presence means it doesn’t fit around any table. I also don’t have…
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The Gift of Living in an Old Country
Every room, each entry, stone, beam, ironwork, handle speaks of a generation no longer living yet alive. What will we leave behind? A future of beauty I hope.
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Gifted Summer Holiday- Family Photo xx
Our friends, Arnelle, and Roger, have gratefully generously offered these last several years to stay in their beautiful home in France- hidden on the back roads, a glorious old stone…
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The Reader
He loves to read. Every chance he has. Between one moment to another. Anywhere. In the car, On the sidewalk. Between dinner and dessert. In bed. The first and last…
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Brocante Home
Collected over the years, piece by piece, found at Brocantes mainly around Provence. It allows a stage to dream. Textures, muted tones, torn, worn, cracked aged pieces that belonged to…
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French Lesson
The true riches we often realize too late: Still having your parents. Having a healthy body. Having genuine friends. Having time for yourself. Being able to sleep without worry. Laughing…
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Summer Bliss
The way the sunlight came through the trees, the scent of figs, grapevines, and earth swirling around me, the crispness of the air filling my lungs, the hoot of the…
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What We Did Today
Lounged in the pool. Read by the pool. Had lunch. Took naps. Played game in the pool. Napped again, read again. Had dinner.
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Family Dinner
We are in vacation, happily together. Martin and Chelsea prepared the dinner- Ratatouille, rice, layered beets with scallions and herbed cream cheese, and fig/apricot tart. Perfectly delicious and light on…
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What Not to do When You are Jetlagged
Laundry. Don’t do it. Or risk your whites coming out another color. After 40 years of flying between France California I should know what not to do when jet lag.…
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