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The Little French Things
1) The first page in a century old book. 2) A bronze drawer pull, 1700s. 3) French antique textiles for the…
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Brocante Man aka French Husband
He never liked the brocante, though he tolerated it because of me. Love does crazy things to us. Then little by little, cause there are a million stories to…
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Hiking a Rain Forest in a Tropical Storm…
Photos Via Vany, Chelsea's friend. Chelsea went to the Philippines on a holiday and to visit her friend Vanessa (Cannes Film Festival and NYC Halloween). Vanessa, who has been…
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Provencal Summer Ware
The lavender is beginning to bloom in our garden. That means Valensole, the area where the lavender fields are that I love to visit, is budding.…
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Carrying Your Kindness with Me
As I walk I carry your kindness with me. As I walk along the river, letting it carry my feelings that are too heavy, holding on…
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Sweet Mother’s Day in France
Today is Annie's birthday, it is also Mother's Day in France and yesterday evening Annie went into intensive care. I long for her to have peace. I pray for gentleness.…
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Down by the River
Down by the river, beyond the gate, a dirt path winds this way and that, between the chestnut trees, the sunlight filters through the leaves, creating lace-like…
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Roses in May
Roses in May remind me of making rose jam with Annie. "May is the perfect time" Annie would say, "to pick the tender grape leaves." (For dolmas.) The last…
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1900s French Scrapbooking or it Seems
At the brocante stuffed in a box, or piled on the ground in some disregarded fashion of unimportance there will be books. The book titles are not…
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