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The Undergarment Shop Reveals the Truth
A little girl who had short red curly hair, bobbed up and down the aisle while her Mother looked at undergarments. I was amused by her non-stop chatter and her…
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This evening I put two paper mache pumpkins on the window sill, though within minutes the rain had reduced them into an orange puddle. I turned on…
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The Man Digging Through the Garbage at the Train Station
A homeless man rummaged through the garbage at the train station, he found a coffee cup that someone had thrown away he opened it to find it…
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The Master Painter and the Canvas
Painting Paris. Painting France. The vivid colors of day to day life mixed in with the fantasy and history. The stuff of dreams: Golden baguette, blue shutter,…
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Snapshots from India
I haven’t heard much from Yann. Three phone calls: One was to say he arrived and all was will, the second was while I was in the train and…
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Freezing But Happy at the Brocante
I could barely focus due to how cold it was at the brocante in Paris this morning. It did not help that I wasn't dressed for the 20-degree drop in…
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Faces in a Crowd
A friend who was staying with us told me I had too many people in my home. When I asked him to explain he said he counted 55 things (dishes,…
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La Vie in France
Before arriving in Paris Lizzie, Laurie and I had a private brocante at an antique dealer's home in Provence, and if that wasn't the cherry on top of the…
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A Little Bit of Everything
Wow, what great guesses you gave! You never cease to amaze me with your creative responses. I especially liked Kathy B's about it being for plunking an elephant's eyebrows.…
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French Antique Guessing Game
French Antique Guessing Game What is it? An iron like tong with a long cord attached. Every now and then I come across an…
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