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Fertile Ground Ahead
A New Year. Last night around the dinner table, full of friends and family, we were happy. We laughed, ate, drank, shared stories, welcoming the New Year in together.…
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2012 New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve… as I prepare for this evening’s dinner party, as I stir the pot, saute the onions, set the table, chill the dessert, whip the cream, set out…
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Sacha, 1950 Rock and Roll
My son had a party to go to last night were the guests, had to dressed up as a famous person or couple. Sacha and his friend dressed up like…
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Saturday Art Saves: Tom and Susan Vieth
Photo Source Tom and Susan Vieth Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to…
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Antique Crystals and Other French Brocante Treasures
Adding things to my online brocante shop. Because every organized, successful, clever business person fills their shop after Christmas. Working backwards is my secret to…
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Bread and Butter Prayer
Winter morning light, poured in through the kitchen window illuminating the breakfast table. Like a prayer, unspoken but heard. The objects took on meaning, Silently singing straight to…
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The Trick to Creating a Christmas Meal When You Have a Cold
So there I was yesterday morning, standing in the kitchen with a running faucet called my nose, and watering eyes without have peeled a single onion. I knew that…
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Hiking up a Mountain for Christmas with a Pretend Santa Claus
We started our Christmas by hiking up Saint Baume to attend mass in the grotto. Chelsea was dressed as if we were hiking the North Pole, and French Husband was…
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The First Christmas
(photo of Chelsea and Sacha when they were younger.) When I arrived in France many moons ago, Christmas trees were not part of Christmas. The Christmas consumer market…
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Who Was Your Childhood Friend?
Growing up I had so many cousins that I instantly became friends, that I never knew the difference between family and friends. They were all in the same. Moving to…
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