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What are you Reading?
Old books covered in blue. Missing pages, torn covers. In French. Old French at that. I must confess I am not reading them word by word. What are you…
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An Impromptu Picnic
An impromptu picnic starts when one wants to nibble on something in between meals. One opens the fridge, leans on the door, and scopes out the possibilities. Instead…
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The Perfect Shade of Grey
The perfect shade of grey? Is it a mixture of sand and twilight? Does it have a snippet of lamb's wool, and a dash of pepper? Grey, or the…
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Monet Never Lingered Over His Food
(Photo of Monet's painting found here.) Years ago (1999) early in the morning, after I had set up my wares to sell at the brocante market, I quickly took…
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The Key
Yesterday's comments regarding Bicycle Stories, were amazing. One memory after another: Banana seats, training wheels, brakes, skid marks, accidents, while noting where you learned to ride, the color of…
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Giveaway
Okay so you liked the little turn of the century toy bikes as much as I did. They were cute weren't they! They certainly added a bit of…
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Because the French Brocante was not where it said it was going to be….A Tour de France Story in Honor of my Brother Mathew
I went over to Annie's yesterday afternoon, she was sitting in her easy chair watching the Tour de France. I pulled up a chair and sat along side of her.…
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Sunday Brocante
Thank you for the overwhelming response to the re opening of my online French Brocante shop. I will be adding more French brocante items later tomorrow afternoon (24th…
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Blogging the Key to the World
A constant flow of friends, family and guests have poured through our house since my return from the States. It has been one conversation, activity and meal after another.…
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Hanging Out with Marie Antoinette
My 101 year old friend Mr. H. paints, everyday. He is a tall, elegant, an aristocratic man who paints abstracts– Cubes, figures without facial expressions, and one eyed boomerangs in…
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