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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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Saturday Art Saves: Amy Kortuem
Photo Source Amy Kortuem Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who…
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The Symbol of Christmas
Christmas traditions… mine include a Christmas tree, wheat grass, Christmas music by Raffi, setting up the nativity, chestnut soup, opening Christmas presents on the 24th… When I was…
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The Christmas Baby Named Her Brother Sacha
Our daughter learned to talk early. At sixteen months she told me she did not want to wear a diaper. I had never mentioned the toilet to her, so…
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French Secret for Long Life: Stinky Cheese
Photo Source KellsCraft “It’s packed with fat and salt—yet a moldy blue cheese could help you live longer, say researchers. Though the French enjoy a diet high in saturated…
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The Gift Within
Untie the strings, pull back the cover, open your arms and give the gift of your true self.
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