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A Valentine Story
My Mother made a Valentine for my Father every Valentine's Day, and placed it on his dinner plate. Inside the Valentine my Mother composed a poem for my Father.…
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A Dab of Color
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, red…
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Brocante and Lunch
Simple pleasures: Brocante in the morning, followed by lunch, catching up with brocante friends in the afternoon. Spent some time meeting contacts for the next French Muse, plus planning…
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Pals and Pears
Friends came over for lunch today. Jean-Marc brought over wine from his vineyard, beautiful labor of love wine. Gina made the above. A pear baked in crust with gorgonzola,…
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The Proper Way to Eat a Cookie in France
In France they do not do milk and cookies. So sad. In France Lu cookies are the equivalent to Oreos. Not that they taste the same, nor…
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Brocante Online
Back to the brocante. Setting up shop. Check it out by clicking here.
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Letters From the Past
Repost from 2009 The other day at the brocante I found a stack of letters written during World War Two (WWII) between a husband and his wife. The husband…
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Dancing in Cassis
On my birthday Chelsea and Sacha made this 16 second video of us dancing in Cassis. Make sure you have your volume on. Music by Ed Sheeran –…
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Birthday Withdrawals
After a lovely weekend in Cassis, in our new place, with Chelsea, Sacha and French Husband, I am having birthday withdrawals. Have you ever felt that way after…
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A House in the Middle of a Vineyard
Not far away from where I live is a big old abandoned house. It has stone walls, frame less windows, a basement,…
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