French la Vie

  This photo always puts a smile on my face: Chelsea and Sacha at our old house in the country. The cherry tree was loaded, the glass tall and the…

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  Lynn Cuccia Pardini Dear Blog Readers, Thank you for your endless support and prayers for my cousin and her family. Please continue to pray for them as them travel…

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  The death of someone we love brings us to a stark reality. A new territory with a map fueled by emotion lost ways and memories. Life is not only…

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  Last night I watched a video (linked below) called: The Birth of a Word. I was amazed and moved. Amazed that someone could imagine how to capture the birth…

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  My cousin Francabolla (Lynn's sister) is on her way home to face a terribly sad reality. I want to hop on a plane and join my family, to share…

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  A sea of silence stirs within where words no longer express the depth one feels, The unknown shore, the sand moves under foot, the sky above opens. Sadness takes…

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Rose.Petal.Bloom.   Thank you for your generous prayers. We are still waiting, hoping and offering our good intentions towards Lynn. Thank you for keeping Lynn and her family in your…

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    Every year my girl cousins, who call themselves the "Cabras", and my Aunts, on the Amaro side of the family go away for a long weekend to spend…

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  After two amazing weeks at home in California, I am going home to France. It is bittersweet. It is too short, not enough, and yet I am grateful: That…

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Today marks the sixth year of my blog. Everyday for six years. Over 6000 photos. Brocante bug galore. A range of emotion, a scrapbook of my life, a sweet collection…

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