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Do You Hear a Voice in the Trunk?
The Scene: Two women walking around a very shabby and not so chic brocante in France. Characters: Susan: An American woman who speaks some French, loves the brocante,…
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Loving Something New Everyday
Love something new every day, that sure beats, "Do something that scares you every day. I suppose for some, loving is scary. At the brocante last weekend I saw…
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French vs. American Finding the Way
Someone once told me that the difference between a French and an American could be summed up like this: "If you put a French person and an American person…
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I Was Born to Do This
One of the many characters in the French nativity santon, hand painted over a hundred years ago. Carries two baskets from the market filled with cabbage. Some…
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When Your Child Grows Up
Sacha wrote me the other day asking, "Mom do you remember the last time you held my hand when I was a child?" As we lived in an old…
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Not Blogging about Politics
Writing a blog starts with a theme, and usually, that theme has to do with a person's interest or passion, such as food, family, crafts, politics, social awareness, style,…
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A Favorite Daily Routine
Setting the table has been something I enjoy doing since I was a little girl. The fork on the left, the knife to the right with…
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Settling In
Provence welcomed us with a blue sky, where the sun warmed our backs. We unpacked, went through our mail, I made soup while Yann went to the boulangerie he…
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French la Vie
French la Vie Guided journeys in Provence, and Bretagne. French la Vie will lead you to discover France through different lenses sharing the heart and soul of Provence and/or…
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Back Home
Letting the golden leaves crown the day. A different landscape awaits me far from the one that I am leaving behind. A bit colder, architecturally more pronounced yet…
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