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How Many Hands?
Most things take a lifetime which is easily forgotten with cell phones, wifi, cars- Life is at our fingertips. Whatever we want when we want it…click, snap, instant credit.…
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Cafe Scene: How to be French in France
How to do the French Cafes without Looking like a Tourist French cafe, morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your…
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French 1900s Scrapbooking
An old book with images glued on each page. A French 1900s Scrapbook. This postcard says: The Warm Hand. Out in the garden taking…
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Beautiful Mess of Happiness
In a room that use to be Sacha's I have invaded. Bags full of brocante come and go. Sacha's room isn't large, things are stacked. When people come…
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Astier de Villatte
Astier de Villatte in Paris… to see more follow this link : http://www.astierdevillatte.com/ and or for more a short film about…
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Sweet Winter Evening
The day goes by, the fire warms the house, there is a stillness in the air that allows thoughts to rise with the chimney smoke. The weather is so…
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Living an Artful Way
A curtain ring, tied with twine around some old music sheets. A silver ex voto with a ribbon from years gone pass. …
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Do You Speak French?
When I arrived in France I was thirty years old and did not speak more than three words of French. Some of you have asked me what was that…
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The Feast of Epiphany Encore… Memories
1990- With my few French words in my pocket, I often found myself in awkward red-faced situations. On the feast of Epiphany, we were invited to…
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Epiphany, Those Three Kings, the Twelfth day of Christmas and Feves
photo: Feves for the Gateau des Rois that I found while brocanting. Tomorrow is Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas. . The Gateau des Rois – King's Cake.…
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